Dismissal Of Bankrupt Asbestos Defendants Paves Way For Long-Pending Appeal

Mealey's (January 19, 2018, 3:07 PM EST) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama on Jan. 9 adopted a report recommending dismissal of two formerly bankrupt asbestos companies from a case, saying the subsequent bankruptcy of a previously dismissed defendant does not prevent the action.  The ruling clears the way for an appeal of a 2011 order dismissing 17 defendants (Charles Corley, et al. v. Fairbanks Morse Pump Corp., et al., No. 09-1812, N.D. Ala.)....