Mass Torts Committee

ABI Committee News

ABI’s 19th Annual Winter Leadership Conference: Committee Educational Session

The Mass Torts committee will meet on Friday, Dec. 7, from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. to discuss The Mass Tort in a Chapter 11: What’s a Debtor to Do?

A panel of experienced practitioners will be on hand to discuss the impact of the Federal-Mogul confirmation, as well as noteworthy issues that have arisen post-confirmation in other mass tort bankruptcies such as Armstrong Worldwide Industries.

 

Long-Awaited Confirmation in Federal-Mogul Corporation Cases

On November 8, 2007, the Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, seated in Pittsburgh, entered an order confirming the Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization in the Federal-Mogul Corporation chapter 11 cases.  The order applies to 23 U.S. debtors and many more U.K. debtors and is subject to final approval by the District Court.

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