Thorpe Trust Says Indemnification Row Meets Interlocutory Appeal Standards

Mealey's (August 23, 2019, 11:17 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A dispute between the battling Thorpe Insulation and Johns-Manville asbestos trusts over indemnification for the payment of claims is ripe for interlocutory review because a bankruptcy court’s interpretation of trust documents presents a controlling question of law, the Thorpe trust says in an Aug. 21 reply brief in New York federal court (Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust v. Thorpe Insulation Company Asbestos Settlement Trust, No. 19-04039, S.D. N.Y.)....