2nd Circuit Reverses, Says Manville Broker Protected From Asbestos Claims

Mealey's (February 20, 2020, 4:17 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed Johns-Manville Corp.’s insurance broker a win Feb. 19 in a long-running dispute over whether asbestos claimants can hold the broker liable for their injuries in state court.  They can’t, the Second Circuit said, reversing a district court’s finding that their due process rights were violated in Johns-Manville’s bankruptcy case (In re Johns-Manville Corp., Marsh USA, Inc. v. The Bogdan Law Firm, No. 18-2531, 2nd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 5019)....