Former Chapter 11 Debtor Protected From State Court Claims, Judge Rules

Mealey's (March 3, 2020, 2:14 PM EST) -- BALTIMORE — A widow cannot pursue state court asbestos claims against a reorganized company for the death of her husband from mesothelioma because, though an unknown creditor at the time of the company’s bankruptcy case, she received due process through the company’s adequate publication notices, a Maryland federal bankruptcy judge held March 2 (In re RailWorks Corporation, et al., No. 01-64463, L.K. Comstock & Company, Inc. v. Irene Reibie, et al., Adv. No. 19-00199, D. Md. Bkcy., 2020 Bankr. LEXIS 551)....