Duca v. Raymark Industries

OPINION

PER CURIAM * .

In June of 1985, a group of asbestos producers and insurers signed an agreement the purpose of which was “to provide for the administration, defense, payment and disposition of asbestos-related claims.” That agreement, which is known as the Wellington Agreement, created an organization called the Asbestos Claims Facility (“the Facility”). As part of its provision for the defense of its members in the courts, the Facility has adopted the practice of selecting one or more law firms to represent its members in litigation in each city, and of further selecting a single firm…