Legal Opinion
In Re Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 27, 1991No. 19-01113PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RONALD S. BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Debtor, Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc., filed a motion asking this Court to approve a settlement agreement with several of its insurers. Foster Wheeler Corporation (“FWC”) filed a motion to dismiss the Debtor’s motion. For the reasons discussed below, FWC's motion to dismiss is granted and Forty-Eight’s motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
Forty-Eight was a manufacturer of insulation that used asbestos. Like other companies using asbestos in insulation, it became a defendant in thousands of lawsuits for asbestos related injuries. As a result,…
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