Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ON STAYS
WEINSTEIN, District Judge:
This Memorandum covers the authority of a federal court to stay proceedings in all other courts to prevent the inequitable distribution of trust assets available to pay claims filed by the trust’s beneficiaries. Part One briefly describes the history of the bankruptcy proceedings of the Manville Corporation and certain affiliated entities (“Manville”). Part Two touches upon the fiscal problems experienced by the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust (the “Trust”). Part Three outlines the procedural background of the proceedings that led to the…
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2Cases cited35 opinions
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- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. TashireSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by32 opinions
- In Re Joint Eastern and Southern District Asbestos Litigation. In Re Johns-Manville Corporation, Debtor. Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, Putative Class Members Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation v. Donald M. Blinken, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, in Re Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, and Donald M. Blinken, Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, and Donald M. Blinken v. Leslie Gordon Fagen, as Legal Representative of FutureCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp. v. CobbIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In Re Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Falise v. American Tobacco Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 2000
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