Todd Brown is a former defense-side lawyer (Wilmer Hale and Jones Day) now teaching law in Buffalo after a stint at Temple. Mr. Brown has...

Today’s post follows up on this August 13 post regarding asbestos plaintiff’s lawyers asking the Court to order the rest of the world not...

The W. R. Grace chapter 11 case has produced a striking motion that highlights the too often bizarre and unconstitutional nature of much...

(Caveat – the following includes shameless self-promotion.) Asbestos litigation, and asbestos trust issues, are no longer uniquely...

As posts on this blog reflect, there are in my view enormous issues out there regarding the interplay between asbestos trusts (mainly...

When and how does an asbestos trust own enough shares of the company for which it assumed “asbestos liabilities” ? And, should chapter 11...

The 2d Circuit has issued its opinion explaining its affirmance in Chrysler. Go here for the opinion, and go here for an AmLaw summary....

Significant mass tort bankruptcy issues are being contested as the W.R. Grace asbestos chapter 11 case moves deeper into its phased...

Wow – see here for a basic article on the Lehman fees, and here is a link saying that Prof. LoPucki thinks fees may end up at slightly...

Updated: Nothing is simple. Some links below are not working to see the underlying documents were uploaded as “pdf packages” instead of...

The Ad Hoc Committee of Asbestos Claimants notice of appeal in GM is here but says only that an appeal is taken (Docket No. 2988). The...

Yesterday, representatives of the asbestos plaintiff’s bar argued in opposition to the terms of GM’s proposed asset sale, as briefly...

In light of this morning’s news from the General Motors chapter 11 case, and emails landing in my inbox of late, this seems an apt time...

In the GM bankruptcy, Judge Gerber has entered today his order [Docket No. 2857] denying the asbestos claimant’s motion for appointment...

A new article is out regarding problems with asbestos bankruptcy trusts, which are the antithesis of transparency, as previously...

Non litigation alternatives are indeed being pursued in GM to try to settle pending and future product liability claims, as is evidenced...

An article here provides a quick comment from Elizabeth Warren and mentions law students who helped Prof. Isacharoff. A Law360 article...

I’ve been through the opinion and dissent (here) a couple of times. Travelers won, sort of, and the Second Circuit was reversed, sort...

and available here, but I’ve not yet read the opinion. #AsbestosBankruptcy #ConstitutionalLawMassTortLaw

Walter Olson ‘s PointofLaw has a June 12 post about Judge Weinstein writing a pessimistic paper about the way courts handle mass tort...