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Case Number:

3:10-bk-31607

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North Carolina Western

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  1. May 15, 2017

    Garlock Seeks Court's OK For Latest Ch. 11 Plan

    Defunct Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC again asked a North Carolina bankruptcy court on Sunday for confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan, saying it's finally resolved all but one objection to the latest plan after a seven-year-long tug of war with various stakeholders.

  2. December 21, 2016

    Garlock Claimants Support $20M Canadian Asbestos Deal

    Two asbestos claimant committees associated with Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC's bankruptcy case urged a North Carolina bankruptcy judge Tuesday to approve a $20 million deal to end asbestos injury claims for affected automotive part manufacturers in Canada.

  3. March 17, 2016

    Garlock Owner Touts $480M Deal To End Asbestos Claims

    The owner of Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC agreed to pay $480 million to settle with current and future asbestos claimants, eking out a new bankruptcy plan that, if approved, would free the pipeline sealer and its related entities from the claims over its gaskets and other equipment for good, the company said Thursday.

  4. December 22, 2015

    Garlock, Asbestos Claimants Fight Over Voting Power In Plan

    Garlock and a group of future asbestos claimants have joined forces to fight a bid by current asbestos claimants aiming for another denial of the company's reorganization plan, arguing that the current plan does not violate bankruptcy laws and that future claimants are entitled to a plan vote.

  5. September 15, 2015

    Garlock Slammed Over Bid For Asbestos Payout Info

    Personal injury asbestos claimants objected Monday to Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC's request that 13 firms provide information on payments to thousands of non-mesothelioma claimants, telling a North Carolina bankruptcy court that such discovery would be "overkill."

  6. September 03, 2015

    Garlock Is Trying To Shirk Asbestos Liability, Claimants Say

    Personal injury asbestos claimants told a North Carolina bankruptcy judge Wednesday that Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC can't hide behind the work product doctrine to avoid handing over documents about asbestos settlements reached before the company went into bankruptcy.

  7. June 16, 2015

    Garlock Asbestos Claimants Fight Over Ch. 11 Voting Power

    Personal injury asbestos claimants in Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC's bankruptcy argued Monday that a representative for future claimants does not have the authority to vote for the debtor's Chapter 11 plan, saying there is no precedent that allows the representative for future mesothelioma patients to cast a ballot.

  8. April 01, 2015

    Garlock Slams Asbestos Estimation Ahead Of Ch. 11 Trial

    Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC has asked a North Carolina bankruptcy judge to exclude a claimants' committee's expert testimony ahead of an upcoming trial to determine its liability estimation for asbestos claims, calling the opinions "irrelevant" and "hundreds of million of dollars too high" in a brief unsealed Wednesday.

  9. February 09, 2015

    Top Product Verdicts Of 2014 — And The Firms That Won Them

    Last year's biggest product liability verdicts included multibillion-dollar decisions with large punitive damages components — a $6 billion award against Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. that was later reduced, and a $23 billion Engle verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. — but with appeals still pending, the eye-popping awards face dramatic cuts.

  10. January 20, 2015

    Garlock Says Attys Told Asbestos Clients To Hide Evidence

    Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC has accused multiple asbestos plaintiffs' firms of scheming to artificially inflate claims against the company prior to its 2010 bankruptcy, claiming in four adversary suits unsealed Tuesday that the firms coached plaintiffs to conceal evidence of exposure to other companies' asbestos products.

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