Rule text
(a) WHO MUST FILE; CONTENTS. A nongovernmental corporate party must file 2 copies of a disclosure statement that:
(1) identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation owning 10% or more of its stock; or
(2) states that there is no such corporation.
(b) TIME TO FILE; SUPPLEMENTAL FILING. A party must:
(1) file the disclosure with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court; and
(2) promptly file a supplemental statement if any required information changes.
(c) COLLECTION AND SUBROGATION CASE PROCEDURES. A plaintiff need not file a statement in a case filed pursuant to Rule 40-III(a) unless the defendant files a responsive pleading or otherwise appears to contest the allegations contained in the complaint. In a case in which such a pleading is filed or a defendant appears, the statement must be filed promptly.
Notes
COMMENT TO 2017 AMENDMENTS Sections (a) and (b) are identical to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, as amended in 2007. Section (c), which is unique to the Superior Court rule, is retained from the prior version of this rule.