URGENT FILING DEADLINE: Iowa law gives you 2 years from the date of diagnosis, as established under Iowa Code § 614.1 (personal injury) and Iowa Code § 614.1 (wrongful death)(2) imposes a two-year statute of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims, measured from the date of diagnosis. This deadline is absolute. Miss it, and you lose the right to file — regardless of how strong your case is, regardless of how sick you are.
Five years sounds like a long time. It is not. Building an asbestos exposure case requires locating employment records, identifying products, tracking union dispatch records, and finding witnesses or co-workers who can corroborate your work history. That takes time. Many clients wait until they feel well enough to deal with it — and then find themselves racing the clock.
Call an attorney as soon as you receive a diagnosis. Do not wait.
Pending Legislation:
Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Funds
Manufacturers who supplied asbestos-containing materials to plants like the Burlington Station — , gaskets and packing, and others — have filed for bankruptcy and established asbestos compensation trusts as part of their reorganization proceedings. Approximately $30 billion in aggregate trust fund assets have been set aside specifically to compensate asbestos victims.
Trust fund claims are separate from lawsuits. You may be eligible to file both simultaneously. Eligibility depends on documented work history at facilities where these manufacturers’ products were used — exactly the kind of history Burlington Station workers may have.
Venue: Where Iowa and Illinois Asbestos Cases Are Filed
Polk County District Court, Madison County Circuit Court, and St. Clair County Circuit Court have established plaintiff-side asbestos dockets with experienced judges and juries that understand industrial
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