IN RE PITTSBURGH CORNING CORP.

Bankruptcy No. 00-22876 (JKF).

453 B.R. 570 (2011)

In re PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, Debtor.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

June 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed Smith , Pittsburgh, PA ( James J. Restivo, Jr. , Douglas A. Cameron , David Ziegler , Andrew Muha of counsel), for Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, debtor.

Campbell & Levine, Pittsburgh, PA ( Douglas A. Campbell , Philip E. Milch of counsel), and Caplin & Drysdale, Washington, DC ( Peter Van N. Lockwood , Elihu Inselbuch of counsel), for Asbestos Claimants Committee.

Dinsmore & Shohl, Pittsburgh, PA ( Joel M. Helmrich of counsel), and Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE ( James L. Patton, Jr. , Edwin J. Harron , Sara Beth Kohut of counsel), for Future Claimants Representative Lawrence Fitzpatrick.

Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, PA ( Kimberly Luff Wakim of counsel), and Ward, Norris, Heller & Reidy, Rochester, NY ( Cheryl Heller of counsel), for Corning Incorporated.

K & L Gates, Pittsburgh, PA ( Peter J. Kalis , David A. Murdoch , Neal R. Brendel , David F. McGonigle of counsel), for PPG Industries, Inc.

Leech, Tishman, Fuscaldo & Lampl, Pittsburgh, PA ( David W. Lampl , Jared S. Roach , Crystal H. Thornton-Illar of counsel), for Official Committee of Trade Creaditors.

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA ( Natalie D. Ramsey , Leonard A. Busby of counsel), for Certain PCC Cancer Claimants.

Bernstein Law Firm, Pittsburgh, PA ( Peter J. Aschroft of counsel), Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, Dallas, TX ( Sander L. Esserman , David J. Parsons of counsel), and Reaud, Morgan & Quinn, Beaumont, TX ( Chris Portner of counsel), for Reaud Morgan Claimants.

Del Sole, Cavanaugh & Stroyd, Pittsburgh, PA ( Arthur H. Stroyd, Jr. , Richard A. Swanson of counsel), and Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, Charlotte, NC ( Garland S. Cassada and Richard C. Worf of counsel), for Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC.

Manion, McDonough & Lucas, Pittsburgh, PA ( James R. Walker of counsel), and Walker, Wilcox & Matousek, Chicago, IL ( Fred L. Alvarez of counsel), David P. McLain , Tony L. Draper , Britt Walther , Houston, TX, of counsel, for Mt. McKinley Insurance Company and Everest Reinsurance Company.

O'Melveny & Myers, New York, NY ( Tancred V. Schiavoni , Gary Svirsky , Sarah B. Hargrove, Bradley Rice , Charles J. Nerko of counsel), and White & Williams, Pittsburgh, PA ( Jospeh Gibbons, C.   Justin Conrad , Michael S. Olsan of counsel), for Century Indemnity Company.

Fox Rothschild , Pittsburgh, PA ( John R. Gotaskie, Jr. , Amy Kerr Parker of counsel), and Charlston, Revich & Wollitz, Los Angeles, CA ( Stephen P. Soskin of counsel), for Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company.

Mound, Cotton, Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY ( James M. Dennis of counsel), Lynberg & Watkins, Los Angeles, CA ( R. Jeff Carlisle of counsel), and Zeichner, Ellman & Krause, New York, NY ( Michael S. Davis , Peter Janovsky of counsel), for Chartis Holdings Companies.

Tucker Arensberg , Pittsburgh, PA ( Michael A, Shiner , Beverly Weiss Manne of counsel), and Duane Morris , Los Angeles, CA ( Russell W. Roten , Jeff D. Kahane , Katherine L. Nichols of counsel), for Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London and Certain London Market Insurers.

Stonecipher, Cunningham, Beard & Schmitt, Pittsburgh, PA ( George Snyder of counsel), and Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, San Francisco, CA ( Rodney L. Eshelman , of counsel), for CNA Service Mark Insurers.

Lichfiled Cavo , Chicago, IL ( Thomas M. Crawford , Dennis M. Dolan of counsel), for Argonaut Insurance Company and North western National Insurance Company.

Clausen Miller , Chicago, IL ( Amy R. Paulus , Timothy Jacobs of counsel), for Old Republic Insurance Company.

Willman & Silvaggio, Pittsburgh, PA ( R. Kenneth Willman , James W. Young, Jr. , Ronald J. Richert , Nicholas J. Koch of counsel), for Employers Mutual Casualty Company.

Cipriani & Werner, Pittsburgh, PA ( John M. Giunta , Jason A. Orr of counsel), for National Casualty Company and Great Southwest Fire Insurance Company.

Dewey & LeBoeuf, Washington, DC ( David M. Ross of counsel), for Hudson Insurance Company.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY ( Michael J. Balch of counsel), for North Star Reinsurance Corporation.

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY ( Robert D. Goodman of counsel), for Travelers Casualty & Surety Company f/k/a Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and U.S.F. & G. Company.

Graham, Curtin, Morristown, NJ ( Stephen Gimigliano , Robert Mauriello of counsel), for Government Employees Insurance Company and Stonewall Insurance Company.

Dorsey & Whitney, New York, NY ( Joshua Colangelo-Bryan of counsel), for Employers Insurance of Wausau.

Traub, Lieberman, Straus & Shrewsberry, Hawthorne, NY ( Robert P. Siegel of counsel), for Associated International Insurance Company and Evanston Insurance Company.

Rivkin, Radler, Uniondale, NY (Anthony Gambardella, Michael E. Buckley of counsel), for Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook Excess & Surplus Insurance Company, American Insurance Company, Fu-eman's Fund Insurance Company, RLI Insurance Company, Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta, and American Centennial Insurance Company.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York, NY ( Carl Pemicone of counsel), for Arrowood Indemnity Company and Royal Indemnity Company.

Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, Westfield, NJ ( Jay Lavroff of counsel), for Transport Insurance Company

Duane Mbrris , New York, NY ( Michael A. Turschmann of counsel), for Agricultural Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company, and Westport Insurance Company f/k/a Puritan Insurance Company f/k/a The Manhattan Fire & Marine Insurance Company.

Margolis EdelStein , Pittsburgh, PA ( Robert A. Arcovio of counsel), for Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company.

Shipman & Goodwin, Washington, DC ( Edward B. Parks of counsel), for Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, First State Insurance Company, New England Insurance Company, New England Reinsurance Company and Twin City Fire Insurance Company.

Cozen O'Connor , Philadelphia, PA ( William P. Shelley of counsel), for Federal Insurance Company.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, White Plains, NY ( Mark Ledwin of counsel), for Zmich American Insurance Company.


MEMORANDUM OPINION1

JUDITH K. FITZGERALD, Bankruptcy Judge.

The matter before the court is the confirmation of the Modified Third Amended Plan of Debtor Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (hereinafter, "PCC" or the "Debtor").2 The "Plan Proponents" include, as defined in the Modified Third Amended Plan, "[t]he Debtor, the Committee of Asbestos Creditors, and the Future Claimants' Representative...

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