Plaintiffs continue to probe the limits of bankruptcy court injunctions, an effort that is even more interesting while the Second...

Deja vu all over agains struck recently because asbestos-in-buildings litigation reared its head recently due to a New York Law Journal...

It’s hard to believe, but now out is:  Where Are They Now, Part Eight: An Update On Developments In Asbestos-Related Bankruptcy Cases....

Not surprisingly, GM has now publicly asserted it will try every appellate option to try to change the 2d Circuit’s ruling that enforced...

A list of influential bankruptcy judges is set out in LAW360 on July 25, 2016. On reading the list, one has to note how much asbestos...

Why have bankruptcy courts escaped being labeled as “judicial hellholes” for distorting tort law rules?  The question has been around for...

One hears plenty of assertions about “average” or “typical” recoveries in mesothelioma cases, but one always has to wonder about the...

In a major ruling issued yesterday, the 2d Circuit overturned portion of the the “free and clear” asset sale order entered for GM by...

Tis the season for annual “reports”  by asbestos trusts created through chapter 11 cases. Most reports today are farcically small and...

It appears more will soon be written on when, if ever, bankruptcy courts can cut off product liability claims against successor entities....

Fraudulent conveyances often are related to existing or impending insolvency, and so of course alleged fraudulent conveyances are often...

Some catch up on an item that kept getting pushed back. The point is to extend kudos to Legal Newsline for pressing for and obtaining the...

One of the struggles in mass tort litigation arises from the economic conflicts of interest between current and future claimants. The...

Hurray, equitable mootness appears to be dead, at least in the 3rd Circuit. What is it? In short form, it’s a (nonsensical) rationale for...

The infamous Waukegan, Illinois plant of Johns-Manville remains essentially a ruined 300 lake front acres. A July 2, 2015 story in the...

Readers of the blog know my view that science matters for toxic tort litigation, and have seen many posts here about aspects of the...

Researchers continue to generate more and more data and hypotheses regarding mesothelioma in persons with a germline (inherited) BAP1...

Another of the growing number of  studies of cell level reactions of cells to chrysotile and amphibole fibers.  Also, note the fiber type...

Access to “big data” is important to multiple aspects of claiming and payments systems. For example, secrecy in data helps some health...

There’s much spin by many sides as to the Garlock chapter 11 outcome.  Facts are more useful. This link provides two pages from a fall...