August 10, 2022
A North Carolina bankruptcy judge has called off daily fines against nearly 500 asbestos claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific unit Bestwall LLC after sanctions — which were imposed for missing exposure information — climbed into the six-figure range.
April 08, 2022
A North Carolina bankruptcy judge took the unusual step of sanctioning nearly 500 asbestos claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific unit Bestwall LLC this week, saying fines were necessary to compel the claimants to complete forms critical to the debtor's claim estimation efforts.
August 19, 2019
A group of asbestos plaintiffs on Monday asked a North Carolina bankruptcy court to dismiss the Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific affiliate Bestwall LLC, accusing the company of stalling in an attempt to avoid paying asbestos liabilities.
October 18, 2018
The unsecured creditors of bankrupt Georgia-Pacific affiliate Bestwall LLC on Wednesday again urged a North Carolina bankruptcy court to dismiss the company's Chapter 11 case, accusing the parent company of unjustly devising a way to dump off and reduce its legacy asbestos liabilities.
October 02, 2018
Georgia-Pacific affiliate Bestwall LLC has defended its Chapter 11 filing, telling a North Carolina bankruptcy judge that a committee of asbestos claimants is pushing "unsubstantiated allegations" by asserting that its parent company is using the case to evade asbestos claims.
August 16, 2018
Georgia-Pacific affiliate Bestwall LLC's bankruptcy is a "sham" and a "farce" designed to wall off its parent company from exposure to asbestos claims, a committee of asbestos claimants said Wednesday in seeking to get the case dismissed.