Legal Opinion
Dade County School District v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In Re Johns-Manville Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1985No. 19-35166PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Decision and Order Dismissing Class Action Adversary Proceeding ■
BURTON R. LIFLAND, Bankruptcy Judge.
On January 31, 1985, the bar date for filing proofs of claim for asbestos-related property damage, the Creditors Committee for Asbestos-Related Property Damage School Claimants (“Schools Committee”) filed a so-called “class” proof of claim on behalf of all schools and school districts in the United States (“school claimants”). Of the approximately 42,500 school districts in the United States, about 5,000 had timely filed individual claims pursuant to this Court’s bar order. By filing this…
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