Estate, Manville Broker Debate Supplemental Ruling In 2nd Circuit

Mealey's (December 18, 2019, 8:37 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — Supplemental authority provided by an asbestos plaintiff’s law firm to support its position that its client, not the firm, is the real party in interest for claims against a debtor’s insurance broker actually back the broker’s position that the mislabeling of parties renders the claims invalid, the broker says in its Dec. 16 letter to the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in reply (In re Johns-Manville Corp., Marsh USA, Inc. v. The Bogdan Law Firm, No. 18-2531, 2nd Cir.)....