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IN RE JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.

Nos. 83 Civ. 3808 (LBS), 83 Civ. 4382 (LBS).

32 B.R. 728 (1983)

In re JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP., et al., Debtors. The COMMITTEE OF ASBESTOS-RELATED LITIGANTS AND/OR CREDITORS, Appellant, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP., et al., Appellees.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 26, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lowell Gordon Harriss, Dwight L. Greene, Diane Krejsa, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, Michael Crames, Levin & Weintraub & Crames, New York City, for appellees.

Robert J. Rosenberg, Shelly Rothschild, Moses & Singer, New York City, for appellant.

OPINION

SAND, District Judge.

On August 26, 1982, the Johns-Manville Corporation and affiliated corporations ("Appellees") filed petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Prior to the filing, Appellees had been sued in a number of lawsuits throughout the country for injuries resulting from exposure to asbestos fibers or asbestos products that were mined, manufactured, or sold by Appellees.1 Under Chapter...

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