Legal Opinion
Common Law Settlement Counsel v. Travelers Indemnity Co. (In Re Johns-Manville Corp.)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 22, 2014No. 12-1094-bk(L)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Common Law Settlement Counsel, Statutory and Hawaii Direct 39 Action Settlement Counsel, and Asbestos Personal Injury Plaintiffs 1 appeal from Judge Koeltl’s reversal of a bankruptcy court’s final judgment. Bankruptcy Judge Lifland had required appellees — The Travelers Indemnity Company and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company (together, “Travelers”)— to pay over $500 million to asbestos plaintiffs based on Travelers’ obligations under certain settlement agreements (the “Agreements”). The district court reversed, holding that conditions precedent to payment under the…
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