Bankruptcy Judge Sets Process, Standards For Naming Future Claimants’ Rep

Mealey's (April 23, 2019, 1:05 PM EDT) -- ROME, Ga. — The U.S. Trustee’s Office won one and lost one April 17 when a Georgia federal bankruptcy judge agreed with its idea to appoint a future claimants’ representative (FCR) in an asbestos bankruptcy case from a pool of candidates, but then selected the debtor’s nominee for the job, whom the trustee had opposed (In re The Fairbanks Company, No. 18-41768, N.D. Ga. Bkcy., 2019 Bankr. LEXIS 1220)....