Legal Opinion
In Re Johns-Manville Corp.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 23, 1984No. 18-23865PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS MANVILLE’S CHAPTER 11 PETITION
BURTON R. LIFLAND, Bankruptcy Judge.
• I. Background and Issues Presented
Whether an industrial enterprise in the United States is highly successful is often gauged by its “membership” in what has come to be known as the “Fortune 500”. Having attained this measure of financial achievement, Johns-Manville Corp. and its affiliated companies (collectively referred to as “Manville”) were deemed a paradigm of success in corporate America by the financial community. Thus, Manville’s filing for protection under Chapter 11 of Title…
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- In Re Coastal Cable T v. Inc., Debtor. Gerald Connell v. Coastal Cable T v. Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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- In the Matter of Cohoes Industrial Terminal, Inc., Debtor. Leon C. Baker, Cross-Appellee v. Latham Sparrowbush Associates, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- 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
- Manville Corp. v. Equity Security Holders Committee (In re Johns-Manville Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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