Bankruptcy Judge Denies Bid To Transfer Kaiser Gypsum’s Chapter 11 Case

Mealey's (February 2, 2017, 1:44 PM EST) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal bankruptcy judge on Jan. 30 denied a request by five asbestos personal injury claimants to transfer the Chapter 11 case of former gypsum plaster and wallboard manufacturer Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. to another venue, finding that the filing meets U.S. Bankruptcy Code venue requirements and that transfer “would not be in the interests of justice or for the convenience of the parties” (In re Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc., at al., No. 16-31602, W.D. N.C. Bkcy.)....