Judge: Estate Can Pursue Claims Against Johns-Manville Insurance Broker

Mealey's (August 1, 2018, 1:23 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The representative for future asbestos claimants in Johns-Manville Corp.’s landmark Chapter 11 case did not adequately represent a holder of nonderivative claims against the debtor’s insurance broker, so an asbestos claimant’s estate can proceed with its state court action against the broker, a New York federal judge held July 27 in reversing a bankruptcy court ruling (The Bogdan Law Firm v. Marsh USA, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-01228, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126962)....