[§674-15]  Limitations upon award of compensation or corrective action.  No claim shall be made under this chapter for which a remedy was or is provided elsewhere under the laws of this State, which is or was the subject of pending or prior litigation, or which is predicated, in whole or in part, on an act or omission which occurred prior to August 21, 1959. [L 1991, c 323, pt of §1]