Garlock Says 4th Circuit Should Dismiss Appeal Of Accused Attorneys

(November 16, 2015, 7:28 AM EST) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals should dismiss an appeal filed by asbestos plaintiffs’ attorneys of a federal judge’s refusal to dismiss fraud and racketeering allegations leveled by Chapter 11 debtor Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC because the judge’s ruling is not a final decision and does not qualify for review under the collateral order doctrine, Garlock says in a Nov. 2 motion to dismiss (Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, et al. v. Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, APLC, et al., No. 15-2178, 4th Cir.)....