Bankruptcy Judge Approves Talc Company’s Choice For Future Claimants’ Rep

Mealey's (June 5, 2019, 1:09 PM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware federal bankruptcy judge on June 3 appointed Chapter 11 asbestos debtor Imerys Talc America Inc.’s proposed candidate for future claimants’ representative (FCR) over the objections of insurers and the U.S. trustee after finding in a May 31 letter opinion that insurers knew the risks involved with hiring the FCR’s law firm to represent them in a state court asbestos coverage action (In re:  Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-bk-10289, D. Del. Bkcy.)....