Due Process For Claimant On Insurer Allegations Still An Issue, Federal Judge Finds

Mealey's (March 17, 2016, 12:36 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — While a federal bankruptcy judge correctly found that an asbestosis victim’s negligence and conspiracy claims against Johns-Manville Corp.’s longtime insurance broker are barred by the reorganization plan confirmation orders in the case, she erred in finding that the claimant received sufficient due process in connection with the entry of those orders and must decide that issue on remand, a New York federal judge ruled March 14 (The Bogdan Law Firm v. Marsh USA, Inc., et al., No. 15-6607, S.D. N.Y.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33457)....