U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 7 asbestos decisions from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (2011–2022). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal bankruptcy court

Decisions

• In re All Matters Related TO North American Refractories Company (2022). The bankruptcy court granted the joint motion and approved the amended buyout agreement between Honeywell and the NARCO asbestos trust (with the trust's advisory committee and the future claimants' representative joining), confirmed that the channeling injunction stays in place, and reserved the London market insurers' separate rights.
• In re All Matters Related TO North American Refractories Company (2022). The bankruptcy court denied the insurers' motion to unredact claimant information in 28 trial exhibits, ruling the unredacted versions were never filed and so carried no right of public access, a win for Honeywell, the Trust, TAC and FCR over the insurers.
• In re All Matters Related TO North American Refractories Company (2015). The bankruptcy court denied, without prejudice, Honeywell's motion for a preliminary injunction against the NARCO Asbestos Trust's handling of expedited claims, so the Trust prevailed for now; the court also raised its own doubts about subject matter jurisdiction.
• In re Mid-Valley, Inc. (2014). The bankruptcy court denied, without prejudice, NL Industries' motion to enforce the asbestos channeling injunction and for sanctions against Marilyn Judson. It interpreted the injunction as covering only the part of her claim tied to Baroid/Bentone exposure and left the rest to the Missouri state court.
• In re Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (2013). The bankruptcy court confirmed Pittsburgh Corning's Modified Third Amended Plan of Reorganization and issued the §524(g) asbestos channeling injunction, overruling the objections of insurer Mt. McKinley and Garlock Sealing Technologies.
• In re Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (2013). The bankruptcy court confirmed Pittsburgh Corning's Modified Third Amended Plan, issued the §524(g) asbestos channeling injunction, and overruled the objections of Garlock Sealing Technologies and Mt. McKinley Insurance/Everest Reinsurance.
• In re Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (2011). The bankruptcy court denied confirmation of the Debtor's Modified Third Amended Plan because the channeling injunction was over-inclusive and the insurance neutrality language was ambiguous. It rejected Garlock's objections and Mt. McKinley's good-faith and TDP objections, and allowed the Plan Proponents to file an amended plan.