Representative Needed To Continue Appeal Of Deceased Claimant, 2nd Circuit Says

(October 11, 2021, 8:47 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — After only recently learning about the spring death of an asbestos claimant in an appeal against a Johns-Manville Corp. affiliate, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 1 directed the claimant’s attorneys to file a motion to substitute a personal representative for the deceased as the appellant....