Robinson v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In Re Johns-Manville Corp.)

OPINION

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

The present motion arises out of the proceedings in bankruptcy resulting from the Chapter 11 petitions filed by the Johns-Manville Corporation (“Manville”) and affiliated companies. The reorganization stems from present and expected litigation against Manville based on exposure to asbestos manufactured by Manville. An important factor in these proceedings is the presence, if it can be called that, of an indeterminate group of future claimants. Largely unidentified and with unknown claims, the status of this group is at the heart of the present motion.

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