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The Treatment of the Debtors' Insurance in Recent Asbestos Bankruptcy Cases
Since the 1980s, dozens of asbestos bankruptcy cases have been filed. In many of these cases, issues relating to the treatment of the debtor's insurance coverage for asbestos claims have been heavily litigated. To comprehensively discuss the handling of the debtor's insurance in these cases would be daunting and lengthy. This article provides an overview of the principal options and variations with respect to treatment of insurance in asbestos-related Chapter 11 proceedings and focuses on four recent asbestos bankruptcy cases.
In bankruptcies, insurance proceeds for asbestos claims generally have been handled in one of two ways. First, and most frequently, insurance proceeds are assigned to an asbestos personal injury claims trust established under '524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code, as in the Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering and Western MacArthur cases discussed below. Second, and less frequently, the debtor retains rights to insurance proceeds, and the reorganization plan does not assign such rights to the trust. This option is realistic only for debtors or corporate families able to contribute substantial non-insurance assets, such as in the Mid-Valley/Halliburton case discussed below.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.