Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants of Bestwall LLC, Petitioner v. Bestwall LLC

  1. March 30, 2026

    Justices Weigh Ch. 13 Estoppel, NY Diocese Strikes Deal

    The U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a ruling that precluded a Chapter 13 debtor from suing a Mississippi company. The Roman Catholic diocese in Albany, New York, announced a $148 million settlement with survivors of childhood abuse. And members of Congress introduced a new bill aimed at curbing forum shopping.

  2. March 26, 2026

    Senators File Amicus In Bestwall High Court Appeal

    Three U.S. senators are backing the asbestos claimants of Bestwall in their bid to take their challenge of the Georgia-Pacific spinoff's so-called Texas two-step bankruptcy to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the high court must close a loophole the Fourth Circuit has created that allows nonbankrupt corporations to avoid tort liability.

  3. February 23, 2026

    Bestwall Claimants Urge High Court To Hear Ch. 11 Challenge

    Asbestos claimants of Georgia-Pacific spinoff Bestwall have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their challenge to Bestwall's "Texas two-step" bankruptcy, saying the Fourth Circuit created an "erroneous legal standard that incentivizes forum-shopping" when it allowed Bestwall to stay in Chapter 11 last year.