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Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 76-85

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Scheduling trial - Stay of action

Official statutory text

SCHEDULING TRIAL; STAY OF ACTION.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 76. Torts Page 50

A. The trial date in a personal injury action in this state

shall be no earlier than one hundred eighty (180) days after the

plaintiff makes the disclosures required under subsections A and B

of Section 3 of this act.

B. If a plaintiff states under Section 3 of this act that he or

she anticipates a claim against a personal injury trust, all

proceedings shall be stayed until the plaintiff files such trust

claims and provides to all parties a final executed proof of claim

and all other trust claims materials relevant to each claim. The

plaintiff shall also state whether there has been a request to

defer, delay, suspend, or toll the claim against the personal injury

trust.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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