Berlier v. A.P. Green Industries, Inc.

_[iPLOTKIN, Judge.

This appeal involves complicated issues arising out of the settlement of a suit seeking recovery for the personal injuries and wrongful death of Richard A. Berlier caused by asbestos-related disease. The parties to the settlement are the plaintiffs, Mr. Berlier’s survivors (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Berliers”), and four of the numerous defendant companies, Turner & Newell, PLC (“T & N”), GAF Corp. (now “G-I Holdings, Inc.”), Union Carbide Corp., and Asbestos Claims Management Corp. (“ACMC”) (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the four settling…