Bankruptcy Judge Blocks Asbestos Claims Against CertainTeed Debtor, Affiliates

Mealey's (August 16, 2021, 2:41 PM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal bankruptcy judge on Aug. 11 denied a request by asbestos claimants’ representatives to lift the automatic stay in the Chapter 11 case of CertainTeed Corp. spinoff DBMP LLC to allow asbestos suits to proceed in the tort system and issued a preliminary injunction barring such actions against the debtor and its affiliates....