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Asbestos Bankruptcy Cases: The Rise of Objections By Disfavored Plaintiffs' Attorneys

There has been an emerging and interesting development in recent asbestos-related bankruptcy cases: the filing of objections by disfavored plaintiffs' attorneys. The filing of asbestos-related bankruptcy cases has increased dramatically with the establishment of Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. <i>See</i> Stephen J. Carroll, et al., <i>Asbestos Litigation</i>, 151-55 (Rand Inst. for Civ. Just., 2005) (reporting at least 73 asbestos-related bankruptcies since 1982, more than half of which were filed in the past 6 years). Section 524(g) provides asbestos-challenged companies a way to reorganize to shed their asbestos liabilities and channel all future asbestos claims to a trust established through the bankruptcy process. To achieve confirmation of a plan incorporating relief under Section 524(g), a debtor must have the consenting vote of 75% of the present affected asbestos claimants, among other things. This consent requirement has led debtors to enter into negotiations with asbestos claimants in advance of a bankruptcy filing in order to ensure sufficient voter approval for the plan of reorganization.

48 minute read January 05, 2006 at 10:50 AM
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Lynn K. Neuner and Sheila M. Brodbeck
Asbestos Bankruptcy Cases: The Rise of Objections By Disfavored Plaintiffs' Attorneys

There has been an emerging and interesting development in recent asbestos-related bankruptcy cases: the filing of objections by disfavored plaintiffs' attorneys. The filing of asbestos-related bankruptcy cases has increased dramatically with the establishment of Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code.

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