Legal Opinion
In Re Johns-Manville Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 28, 2006No. 04 Civ. 8001(JGK)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge.
This case relates to the bankruptcy of Johns-Manville Corporation (“Manville”), the world’s largest supplier of asbestos. Under pressure from asbestos litigation, Manville filed for bankruptcy in August 1982 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Since Manville’s bankruptcy filing, asbestos plaintiffs have also tried to sue insurers of Manville, including Travelers Indemnity Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, and their related entities (collectively, “Travelers”), who together…
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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- Common Law Settlement Counsel v. Travelers Indemnity Co. (In Re Johns-Manville Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
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