Bankruptcy Court Exceeded Jurisdiction, Woman Suing Johns-Manville Affiliate Says

(December 19, 2016, 1:20 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A bankruptcy court exceeded its jurisdiction when determining which exposures to asbestos caused a woman’s mesothelioma, so its order enjoining her premises liability claims against a subsidiary of Johns-Manville Corp. should be reversed, the woman argued Nov. 14 in her appeal in New York federal court (Lynda Berry v. Graphic Packaging International, Inc., No. 16-5817, S.D. N.Y.)....