IN RE H.K. PORTER CO., INC.

Bankruptcy No. 91-468 (PGH). Adversary No. 05-3145.

358 B.R. 231 (2006)

In re H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., Debtor. Continental Casualty Co., Continental Insurance Co., Transportation Insurance Co. and Columbia Casualty Co., Plaintiffs v. H.K. Porter Company, Inc., H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Asbestos Trust, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

December 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David K. Rudov, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorney for Plaintiffs.

Beth A. Slagle, and Richard T. Victoria, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorney for Defendants.


OPINION

WARREN W. BENTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

H.K. Porter Company, Inc. ("Porter" or "Debtor") filed a voluntary Petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on February 15, 1991 (the "Filing Date"). The filing was necessary because Porter had been involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of products containing asbestos and had been named as a defendant in many lawsuits for wrongful death, personal injury...

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