Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (In re Friede Goldman Halter, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided June 10, 2019No. S.D. MISS. CASE NO. 01-52173; M.D. LA. ADV. NO. 19-1003PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOUGLAS D. DODD, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
*310Defendant Trinity Industries, Inc. ("Trinity") is a successor to Gretna Machine & Iron Works ("Gretna"). Plaintiff Forrest Lewis, Jr. alleges that during his employment at Gretna between 1975 and 1976 he was exposed to asbestos, which led to his developing mesothelioma. Gretna and thirty-three related debtors filed chapter 11 petitions in the Southern District of Mississippi (collectively, the "FGH reorganization")1 in 2001. Their chapter 11 plans were confirmed in May 2003 and the reorganization was closed in May 2013.2
Fifteen years later Mr.…
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