Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Plant Insulation Co. (In re Plant Insulation Co.)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 28, 2013No. Nos. 12-17466, 12-17467PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a bankruptcy plan, which allegedly leaves a group of insurers paying more than their fair share on a large number of asbestos personal injury claims, complies with the Bankruptcy Code.
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Plant Insulation Co. (“Plant”) is a California corporation that was founded in 1937 and made a successful business selling Fiberboard-manufactured asbestos-based insulation through 1971. Beginning in the 1970s, there came a “flood of lawsuits” addressing asbestos-related diseases. See Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 598, 117 S.Ct. 2231, 138…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. James C. DunkelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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