Bestwall LLC v. Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants

  1. December 06, 2024

    Cancer Claimant Amici Slam Bestwall's Two-Step Ch. 11

    Georgia-Pacific unit Bestwall's bid to handle asbestos liability using a controversial "Texas Two-Step" Chapter 11 case is "grotesquely inequitable" and "plainly at odds" with the tenets of bankruptcy, a group of injury claimants in separate insolvency proceedings said in a brief urging the Fourth Circuit to toss the case.

  2. September 05, 2024

    Asbestos Claimants Want A Say In 4th Circ. 'Two-Step' Appeal

    Asbestos cancer survivors and the estates of victims with pending claims against Aldrich Pump LLC, DBMP LLC and Murray Boiler LLC have asked the Fourth Circuit's permission to file an amicus brief in an appeal centered on the separate Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific unit Bestwall, saying they had been prevented from pursuing relief while Aldrich, DBMP and Murray pursue bankruptcy.

  3. September 03, 2024

    Steward Gets Hospital Deal; Pause Urged For Judge Shop Ban

    Steward Health Care reached a tentative deal to keep most of its hospitals operating, Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office traded blows at a hearing over deposition disputes, and a group of asbestos claimants urged the Fourth Circuit to toss Bestwall's bankruptcy, alleging the Georgia-Pacific unit isn't actually facing financial distress.

  4. August 27, 2024

    Asbestos Claimants Tell 4th Circ. Bestwall Isn't Distressed

    The official committee of asbestos claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific unit Bestwall told the Fourth Circuit that the company's bankruptcy should be tossed because commitments to fund asbestos liabilities by the parent mean the debtor isn't facing financial distress.