This post follows up on the amicus brief mentioned in yesterday’s post regarding the GIT asbestos chapter 11 case that is set for oral...

The Travelers/Manville case pending before the Supreme Court is only one of the asbestos Chapter 11 cases pending in federal appellate...

The oral argument transcript is availble here. #AsbestosBankruptcy #AsbestosTrusts #ConstitutionalLawMassTortLaw #MassTortIssues #Asbestos

Updated: An April 6 blog entry by Alison Frankel includes a letter from Cozen O’Conner responding to Mr. Ostrager. Today’s oral argument...

Reminder: Monday, March 30, 2009, is the date for oral argument in the Supreme Court on the Travelers/Manville case. The appeal presents...

A prior post on this blog (March 6, 2009) provided information regarding the Manville Trust 1) reducing data available from the trust and...

Monday, March 30, 2009, is the date for oral argument in the Supreme Court on the Travelers/Manville case. The appeal presents important...

— See also March 11, 2009 update on the entry below ——- ___________________________________________________________________ Today’s entry...

James Hardie is an Australian building products company that made lots of asbestos-cement products, some of which were made from the...

It is striking news that a bankruptcy judge has refused to allow Congoleum to continue to try to confirm an asbestos bankruptcy plan....

Some corporations that made or sold various allegedly “toxic” or harmful products are today looking for and pursuing all kinds of paths...