Aetna has moved for access to underlying papers in the Garlock bankruptcy. The motion is online here, and Legal Newsline has a summary...

LAW360 (paywall) published a memorial to Bankruptcy Judge Burton R. Lifland by some prominent bankruptcy lawyers. Among many other...

A new post on the Weil bankruptcy blog analyzes the Garlock liability estimation. The analysis is high level and avoids taking a position...

Asbestos bankruptcy on NPR – the story is not very analytic or useful, but the topic is out there. Note especially NPR’s label: the...

An Update – the post below is going to be edited and updated. Why? Because, it’s been pointed out to me that I was not precise enough in...

The Garlock liability estimation trial gets underway today before a North Carolina judge, as noted in the Journal. In short, Garlock’s...

2013 finds asbestos bankruptcies back in the news. For openers, 2013 has included two new asbestos bankruptcies. Second, after education...

A continuing problem in the mass tort world is the lack of efficient intersections between tort system claiming and claiming against...

Ok, we are not talking a best seller on the NYT list. But, for those interested in asbestos bankruptcies, one of the best available...

Is it possible that advertising for mesothelioma litigation will soon be exceeded by advertising for claims against asbestos bankruptcy...

Raymark was a prominent US manufacturer of asbestos-containing products. Lots of waste was tossed out in expedient fashion. Today,...

Advocates need to stay focused and credible. When that rule is ignored, the advocacy becomes useless, and sometimes even...

A House Committee will hold a hearing this Friday, September 9, on secrecy in the asbestos bankruptcy trusts and other topics. The...

Last year, RAND issued a phase 1 report on its study of asbestos bankruptcies. Now, RAND has issued its phase 2 report. I’ve not yet...

This past week, asbestos bankruptcies received some discussion in an academic setting. George Mason University’s Law and Economics center...

Here’s an article from a defense-oriented publication regarding Judge Daniel Stack retiring and being nominated to become a Trustee of...

Yesterday’s post decried secrecy regarding claims submitted to asbestos bankruptcy trusts. One obvious question, then, is whether ...

According to a public statement that is on line here, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is pleased that RAND has issued its Phase 1 report on...

Public scrutiny of mass tort trusts just escalated dramatically. The escalation arrives in the form of the Rand think tank releasing its...

Another day, and another company makes strategic use of chapter 11 to cleanse itself of tort claims, with these claims arising from...