Bestwall Judge Stands By Hiring Of 2 Law Firms For Asbestos Claimants’ Team

(January 19, 2018, 1:42 PM EST) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal bankruptcy judge on Jan. 4 refused to reconsider her decision to allow two law firms as local counsel to represent the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Bestwall LLC, saying the hirings will not necessarily result in a duplication of work or drive up costs, as the U.S. bankruptcy administrator had argued (In re Bestwall LLC, No. 17-31795, W.D. N.C. Bkcy.)....