Legal Opinion
In Re Dow Corning Corp.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided July 16, 1996No. 19-43005PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON DEBTOR’S MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENTS WITH TEN INSURANCE COMPANIES
ARTHUR J. SPECTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.
J. INTRODUCTION
Over the last several years, Dow Corning Corporation (“Debtor”) was sued by thousands of individuals for personal injuries allegedly caused by the breast implants it manufactured and the materials it supplied to other breast implant manufacturers. The Debtor tendered the complaints to its many insurers who declined coverage on a number of grounds. At the time of this Court’s decision, the Debtor and about a hundred of its insurers were enmeshed in a declaratory…
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