Consent Order Resolves State Court Asbestos Suit Against Johns-Manville Successor

(March 19, 2019, 10:08 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The successor to the PVC pipe business of former Chapter 11 debtor Johns-Manville Corp. agreed in a Feb. 21 consent order to drop its bid in New York federal bankruptcy court for sanctions against state court asbestos plaintiffs for suing the company in violation of the bankruptcy protections implemented when it bought the business (In re Johns-Manville Corporation, et al., No. 82-11656, S.D. N.Y. Bkcy.)....