Date: June 21, 2010
Time: 8:45 AM EST
Program Description:
This panel discusses the following:
- National update of current cases involving debtors who have yet to emerge and those who recently entered the trust system – W.R. Grace, Quigley (Pfizer), Congoleum, Flintkote, Pittsburgh Corning, Plant Insulation, NARCO, etc.
- Insurance-play bankruptcies for non-operations policies – overview of current cases, appeals and standing issues
- Are new filings coming? The factors that drive a solvent defendant into bankruptcy
- The pro’s and con’s of resolving asbestos liability through 524(g) – knowing what hurdles you must overcome to achieve emergence from Chapter 11
- Are pre-packaged bankruptcies a viable alternative?
- Legal finality versus financial certainty - alternatives to resolve asbestos liabilities outside the bankruptcy process
Speaker: Peter Lockwood, Member, Caplin & Drysdale