Wedgeworth v. Fibreboard Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals concern the effect of stays granted to Johns-Manville Corporation (Johns-Manville) and UNR Industries, Inc. (Unarco), pending disposition of their proceedings in bankruptcy, upon their co-defendants in suits alleging liability for asbestosis caused by defendants’ products. We hold that: (1) the automatic stay of all litigation against Johns-Manville and Unarco does not mandate that claims *543against their co-defendants be likewise stayed, (2) the co-defendants are not entitled to a discretionary stay pending resolution of the bankruptcy claims,…
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