Bestwall Asbestos Claimants Relieved Of Daily Sanctions For Discovery Violations

Mealey's (August 12, 2022, 7:39 AM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal bankruptcy judge on Aug. 8 lifted $100-per-day discovery sanctions for contempt she had imposed against hundreds of asbestos personal injury claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific spinoff Bestwall LLC for not providing complete information to the debtor in a discovery questionnaire, citing “substantial compliance” with the questionnaire requirements since the sanctions began....