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title: Title 51, Chapter 14. Asbestos and Silica Claims
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date: 2025
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heading: ASBESTOS AND SILICA CLAIMS
title_heading: TORTS
section_count: 13
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# Title 51, Chapter 14. Asbestos and Silica Claims

Title 51. Torts

13 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 51-14-1, Legislative findings and purpose, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-1.md
- 51-14-2, Applicability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-2.md
- 51-14-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-3.md
- 51-14-4, Prima-facie evidence of physical impairment a prerequisite of asbestos or silica claims, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-4.md
- 51-14-5, When limitations period begins to run, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-5.md
- 51-14-6, Dismissal for failure to establish prima-facie evidence of physical impairment with respect to an asbestos claim or silica claim; procedure; evidentiary requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-6.md
- 51-14-7, Sworn information form providing required information; failure to state a claim; class actions barred, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-7.md
- 51-14-8, Limitations on discovery; satisfaction of medical criteria necessary to establish prima-facie evidence of medical impairment; admissibility of expert reports, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-8.md
- 51-14-9, Who may bring a claim; claims in multiple jurisdictions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-9.md
- 51-14-10, Venue, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-10.md
- 51-14-11, Consolidation of claims, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-11.md
- 51-14-12, Application of chapter dependent upon date claim accrues, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-12.md
- 51-14-13, Severability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-14-13.md