Asbestos Plaintiffs Seek Judgment On Insurers’ Suit To Halt State Court Cases

Mealey's (October 9, 2015, 2:13 PM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — Personal injury lawsuits brought against former insurers of W.R. Grace & Co. in Montana state courts do not violate the channeling injunction set forth in Grace’s confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, so the state court plaintiffs should be awarded summary judgment on the insurers’ declaratory judgment action filed in Delaware federal bankruptcy court, the plaintiffs say in an Oct. 8 brief (Continental Casualty Company, et al. v. Jeremy B. Carr, et al., No. 15-50766, D. Del. Bkcy.)....