In re JOINT EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS ASBESTOS LITIGATION.
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York.
In re JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, et al., Debtors.
Bernadine K. FINDLEY, as Executrix of the Estate of Hilliard Findley, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
Donald M. BLINKEN, et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, E. and S.D. New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 27, 1993.
July 27, 1993.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Caplin & Drysdale by Elihu Inselbuch, New York City, Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Borowsky, Wartnick, Moore & Harris by Harry F. Wartnick, San Francisco, CA, Baron & Budd by Frederick M. Baron, Dallas, TX, for a subclass.
Hopkins & Sutter by Murray Drabkin, Walter Umphrey, Alan Nisselson, Washington, DC, for Cimino plaintiffs.
Gertler, Gertler & Vincent by M.H. Gertler, New Orleans, LA, for New Orleans plaintiffs.
Cooney & Conway by Kevin J. Conway, Kathy Byrne, Chicago, IL, for Estate of Hugh Wilson.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison by Leslie Gordon Fagen, New York City, for future claimants.
Gillenwater, Nichol & Ames by Paul T. Gillenwater, Knoxville, TN, for Tennessee plaintiffs.
Patten, Wornom & Watkins by Robert R. Hatten, New Port News, VA, Glasser & Glasser by Richard S. Glasser, Norfolk, VA, Schoeman, Marsh & Updike by Michael E. Schoeman, New York City, for Virginia judgment creditors.
Davis, Polk & Wardwell by Lowell Gordon Harriss, New York City, for Manville Corp.
John H. Faricy, Jr., Minneapolis, MN, for MacArthur Co.
Debevoise & Plimpton by Anne E. Cohen, New York City, for Owens-Corning Fiberglass Co.
Steele & Sales by Katherine M. Steele, Seattle, WA, for E.J. Bartells Co.
Shea & Gardner by Frederick C. Schafrick, Washington, DC, for Center for Claims Resolution.
Hal Pitkow, Washington, DC, for Edward Venables, et al. as objecting parties.
David Austern, Gen. Counsel, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Washington, DC, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine by James L. Stengel, Peter G. Angelos by Timothy J. Hogan, Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg by Stanley J. Levy, Rose, Klein & Marias by Robert B. Steinberg, Connerton, Ray & Simon by Shepard A. Hoffman, Edward O. Moody, Sterl F. Shinaberry, Michael B. Serling, Steven H. Wodka, Brayton, Gisvold & Harley by Alan R. Brayton, Paul, Reich & Myers by Robert Paul, Joseph Rice, Thomas W. Henderson, McCarter & English by Andrew T. Berry, Bill Ravanesi, White Lung Ass'n by James Fite Myles O'Malley Paul L. Safchuck, New York City, for Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust.
United States District Court, E. and S.D. New York.
AMENDED MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge, and BURTON R. LIFLAND, Chief Bankruptcy Judge.
The Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust (the Trust) seeks to make substantial payments immediately, under terms that will save large sums for most current and future claimants, for asbestos-related injuries to judgment creditors and those who have long-settled cases. For the reasons set out below the proposal is approved. It is essential...
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