The Ad Hoc Committee seeking to represent the interests of asbestos claimants in GM filed a motion [Docket 478] requesting appointment of...

The point of this post is to explore, briefly, whether injunctive relief is warranted in chapter 11 cases for harm that may arise if...

The stay was lifted in a two page order available here. The experts at Scotus blog offered some interesting views on how much this order...

Akin Gump’s SCOTUS blog provides expert Supreme Court commentary that includes a post explaining why why the stay issued by Justice...

This weekend, the Supreme Court has received stay motions regarding Chrysler that provide concrete examples of the importance of the...

An article in The Hill reports that product liability claimants are not happy with the developments in the Chrsyler and GM chapter 11...

The free version of the GM docket is located here. The case is assigned to Judge Gerber, who has been handling the Thompson-Hayward...

The new opinion in Skinner is good news for opponents of the manner in which asbestos bankruptcies are currently conducted. Judge M....

PACER is a great resource, and I am one of the many who are delighted it exists. But the absence of transparency in chapter 11 cases...

A decision is expected tomorrow after the briefs and argument flowied all last week in Chrysler. In a nutshell, the battle seems to boil...

S. Todd Brown of Temple University has written an insightful law review article desribing in detail Congress’ incredibly costly error in...

The objection lodged in the Chrysler proceedings by a representative for asbestos plaintiffs, Ms. Pascale, once again illustrates the...

Please see the prior post for information on why this case matters for mass tort lawyers concerned about the scope of the injunctions in...

A comment/question was posed under yesterday’s post about the asbestos issues bubbling up in the Chrsyler case. The question is whether...

Update: Yet another article mentions asbestos and provides some big picture facts and thinking. In states, among other things: “The 60...

Time to put in one place some answers to questions I’m repeatedly asked or ask myself. The list will expand over time. 1) Where are...

Reuter’s picked up a Deal article recounting the long strange trip known as the Congoleoum asbestos bankruptcy. It’s well worth reading...

The importance of the Manville/Travelers scope of jurisdiction issues will be going up if Chrysler proceeds with the expected Chapter 11...

Lawyers are starting to react publicly to the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling on the Lipke issue. One article is pasted below, and quotes...

Wonk 411 posted a comment regarding my April 7 post on GIT. You can read the full comment under the post. In essence, Wonk 411 trys to...