Asbestos Litigation Conference

Vorys partner Rick Schuster spoke on a panel at the Asbestos Litigation Conference on March 18, 2013. The panel he was part of was titled Asbestos Bankruptcy: National Update on Recent Filings, Confirmations and Insurance Coverage Issues.

The panel will discuss the following topics:

• Overview of recently confirmed 524(g) cases
• Pending cases: Bondex, Garlock, Pittsburgh Corning, UGL, Flintkote, etc.
• An update on the present status of Kentile
• Current and emerging insurance issues in asbestos bankruptcy cases
• Estimation and discovery issues in asbestos bankruptcy proceedings
• Bankruptcy trusts and the tort systems
• Is the bankruptcy wave receding? Will there be more filings in 2013?
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