Suits Against Asbestos Trust Don’t Challenge Plan Terms, May Proceed, Judge Says

(May 8, 2024, 11:40 AM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — Lawsuits against the W.R. Grace & Co. asbestos trust follow procedures in the plan for such tort actions and are not collateral attacks on the plan procedures themselves, a federal judge in Montana said in a pair of orders rejecting a magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations and denying dismissal....