Barton Doctrine Bars Fiduciary Breach Claims Against Swan Trustees

(November 27, 2018, 8:27 AM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — Three asbestos trust claimants cannot pursue breach of fiduciary duty allegations against the trustees because their adversary action was never authorized, though one of the claimants has sufficient standing as a beneficiary of the trust to amend the complaint, a Delaware federal bankruptcy judge ruled Nov. 16 (In re:  Swan Transportation Co., No. 01-11690 [Richard Smith, et al. v. W.D. Hilton, Jr., et al., No. 17-50053], D. Del. Bkcy., 2018 Bankr. LEXIS 3673)....