Georgia-Pacific
Recent News About Georgia-Pacific
-
Asbestos lawyers seeking to avoid settlement disclosure lodge personal attack against Koch Brothers
CHARLOTTE (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos lawyers who have failed to stop an examination of their settlement history plead that it must stop because the Koch brothers – Charles and David – started it. -
Bestwall challenge to asbestos exposure history holds up in Yandle’s court
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle dismissed a challenge to a North Carolina order requiring asbestos plaintiffs to answer questions about their exposure history. -
Bankruptcy judge orders asbestos firms to show why she shouldn’t hold them in contempt for violating questionnaire order
BENTON – Asbestos attorney John Simmons of Alton broke the ranks of Illinois asbestos lawyers by dropping out of a suit at U.S. district court and agreeing to file client questionnaires for a bankruptcy judge in North Carolina. -
Asbestos plaintiffs want court to quash estimation questionnaires in Bestwall bankruptcy
BENTON – Thirteen asbestos plaintiffs claim a North Carolina bankruptcy judge had no right to ask their lawyers to fill out questionnaires for Georgia-Pacific to use in estimating its liabilities. -
GP’s asbestos bankruptcy could get answers on double-dipping in 1,500 claims; Abuse in ‘Garlock’ found testing 20
CHARLOTTE, N.C – Asbestos lawyers want U.S. District Judge Robert Conrad to keep a Georgia Pacific entity from hunting for double recoveries among 15,000 individuals who filed injury claims in trusts and courts. -
ACC moves to dismiss Bestwall’s bankruptcy case, calling it ‘little more than a bad-faith litigation’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants, or ACC, argues that Bestwall LLC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding is a “sham” and was filed in bad faith in an effort to severely limit asbestos liabilities in a favorable venue. -
Asbestos Claimant Committee's motion to reconsider counsel withdrawn in Bestwall bankruptcy proceeding
Bankruptcy judge Laura Beyer withdrew an omnibus motion to reconsider approval of counsel for Bestwall LLC, a unit of Georgia pacific, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. -
Bestwall objects to claimants' effort to bump its counsel; Asbestos lawyers say GP's firm is conflicted
Bestwall LLC, a unit of Georgia Pacific, objects to a motion filed by the Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants requesting the bankruptcy court to reconsider its approval of the debtor’s counsel in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. -
Asbestos attorneys drive another company into bankruptcy
As companies making more prevalent, more toxic asbestos products went under, however, attention turned to – and an undue burden fell on – GP/Bestwall, which was named in roughly 80 percent of all mesothelioma cases over the last five years. -
Man says lung cancer caused by products made by Caterpillar, Georgia-Pacific and more
BELLEVILLE — A former laborer is suing various asbestos-product manufacturers, alleging that their products caused his lung cancer. -
Lawsuit alleges negligence by dozens of companies for asbestos after former railroad engineer's lung-cancer death
An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that her late husband developed lung cancer that eventually took his life after prolonged exposure to asbestos, dating back to his service in the U.S. Army and as an engineer for the Burlington Railroad in Chicago. -
Daughter blames multiple companies for mother's death through asbestos exposure
BELLEVILLE — A St. Clair County woman is suing multiple companies, alleging negligence in causing the death of the plaintiff's mother. -
Madison County asbestos motion docket June 20-24
More than 250 asbestos cases are docketed for the week of June 20 in Madison County Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs' court. -
Madison County asbestos jury docket May 16-20
More than 80 asbestos lawsuits are scheduled for trial in Madison County during the week beginning May 16. The cases were filed between 2013 and 2015. -
Madison County asbestos motion docket May 9-13
The asbestos motion docket for Madison County will be held at 9 a.m. on May 9 and 13 in Associate Judge Stephen Stobb's courtroom, room 327, at the Madison County Circuit Court in Edwardsville. -
Man sues over allegations that asbestos exposure led to disease
BELLEVILLE – A laborer is suing a number of companies, claiming his work exposed him to asbestos that led him to develop mesothelioma. -
Couple seeks damages from husband's alleged exposure to asbestos
BELLEVILLE – A husband and wife are suing over his exposure to asbestos during the course of his work life. -
Yandle cancels Alaskan’s asbestos trial three days from start; Plaintiff lawyer apologizes for mistakes and lack of preparedness
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle prepared for an asbestos trial but nobody else did, so the trial didn’t happen. -
Asbestos exposure cause of man's death, suit states
BELLEVILLE – A widow and executor of the estate of her deceased husband is suing over his exposure to asbestos as the alleged cause of his death. -
Madison County asbestos motion docket Feb. 16-19
The asbestos motion docket for Madison County will be held at 9 a.m. on Feb. .16 and 19 in Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs' courtroom, room 327, at the Madison County Circuit Court in Edwardsville.