U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 4 asbestos decisions from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California (2016–2021). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal bankruptcy court

Decisions

• Darden v. Western Asbestos Settlement Trust (In re Western Asbestos Co.) (2021). The bankruptcy court granted the Dardens' motion in part, declaring that Edward Darden's 1986 release did not bar their wrongful death claims, and granted the Western Asbestos Settlement Trust's motion, declaring that the Trust documents do not let it pay those claims.
• Darden v. Western Asbestos Settlement Trust (In re Western Asbestos Co.) (2021). The bankruptcy court denied the Dardens' summary judgment motion and granted summary judgment to the Western Asbestos Settlement Trust, holding that Edward Darden's 1986 release and claim preclusion barred his June 2017 trust claim.
• In re Cfb Liquidating Corporation (2017). The bankruptcy court granted the Trustee's motion and held Continental Casualty Company liable under Illinois Insurance Code §155, ordering it to pay its policy limits plus attorneys' fees, expenses, prejudgment interest and a $60,000 penalty.
• In re Cfb Liquidating Corporation (2016). The court denied Continental Casualty's motion for partial summary judgment on its counterclaim, holding that the Trust's proposals with a 100% allocated percentage complied with Section 8.3 of the Plan and Continental had to respond, so the Trustee prevailed.