Legal Opinion
In Re Committee of Asbestos-Related Litigants And/or Creditors
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 19, 1984No. Docket 84-3057PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND,. Circuit Judge:
On August 26,. 1982 Johns-Manville Corporation and twenty of its affiliates or subsidiaries (“Manville”) filed Chapter 11 petitions for reorganization in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On November 8, 1982 the Committee of Asbestos-Related Litigants and/or Creditors (the “Committee”), comprised primarily of attorneys for personal injury claimants, moved to dismiss the proceeding on the ground that it was not brought in good faith. This motion was denied by the bankruptcy court, and leave to appeal the bankruptcy court’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- In the Matter of Unr Industries, Inc., Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Dayco Corporation v. Foreign Transactions Corporation v. Richard J. Jacob, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
3Cited by22 opinions
- Kane v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In re Johns-Manville Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Matter of Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- In Re HBA East, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1988
- Barben v. Donovan (In Re Donovan)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- In Re Daily Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.