Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In Re Johns-Manville Corp.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 15, 1985No. 84 Civ. 9207(PNL)PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LEVAL, District Judge.
Procedural History
This bankruptcy appeal arises out of a reorganization proceeding initiated by Johns-Manville Corp. and its affiliated companies (“Manville”). On August 26, 1982, Manville filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978,11 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. (1982). At that time, thousands of claims for illnesses caused by asbestos had already been filed against the debtor. A committee was appointed to represent the approximately 17,-000 asbestos victims who had filed actions against Manville before the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Amatex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- In Re Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- In Re Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Robert A. Walters v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- In Re UNR Industries, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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3Cited by49 opinions
- 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
- Richard M. Fogel, as Trustee for the Estate of Madison Management Group, Inc. v. Samuel Zell, Appeal of City and County of DenverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In Re Ionosphere Clubs, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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