Appeal In W.R. Grace Adversary Case Withdrawn From Mediation

Mealey's (December 14, 2016, 10:28 AM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — An appeal by 27 asbestos disease sufferers of a bankruptcy court’s finding that their personal injury claims against insurers of Chapter 11 debtor W.R. Grace & Co. are barred will not be resolved through mediation, a Delaware federal judge ruled Dec. 13, agreeing with a magistrate judge that the issues involved “are not amenable to mediation” (Jeremy B. Carr, et al. v. Continental Casualty Company, et al., No. 16-1010, D. Del.)....