Kidde-Fenwal, Inc.

  1. December 06, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal Insurers Try Curbing Creditors In Coverage Suit

    A group of over 30 insurers for Kidde-Fenwal asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge this week to limit the involvement of the fire suppression product maker's creditors in a dispute between the company and the insurers regarding whether they are required to protect the insured against personal injury claims stemming from its firefighting foam.

  2. December 01, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal Creditors Seek To Sue Parent Companies

    Creditors of bankrupt Kidde-Fenwal Inc. are asking for permission in a Delaware court to sue the fire suppression firm's current and former parent companies, saying they should pay billions of dollars to the estate for their roles in perpetuating the widespread use of unhealthy "forever chemicals" in firefighting foam.

  3. November 22, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal Gets Ch. 11 Mediation For Foam Liability Claims

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge directed fire-suppression company Kidde-Fenwal Inc. to enter mediation in its Chapter 11 case to try to pare down thousands of pollution and personal injury claims asserted against it in connection with its aqueous foam products.

  4. November 13, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal Seeks Insurance Coverage For Foam Claims

    Bankrupt fire-suppression company Kidde-Fenwal Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to find that its insurers owe it a defense in the thousands of underlying suits it is facing over so-called forever chemicals, arguing that the claims qualify for coverage.

  5. November 07, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal Can Pay Ad Hoc Committee's Ch. 11 Atty Fees

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved fire-suppression company Kidde-Fenwal Inc.'s unusual request to pay counsel fees for an ad hoc group of 23 governmental claimants, finding the relief will help the company confirm a Chapter 11 plan that addresses the thousands of pollution and personal injury claims it faces.

  6. November 03, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal Urges Ch. 11 Mediation To Shrink Liabilities

    Bankrupt fire-suppression company Kidde-Fenwal asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to refer key questions in its Chapter 11 case to mediation in order to narrow down the liabilities it's facing in connection to its aqueous film-forming foam products, saying it will exhaust its resources fighting them in litigation.

  7. October 26, 2023

    Del. Judge Urged To OK New Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11 Atty Fees

    An attorney for bankrupt fire protection company Kidde-Fenwal Inc. urged a Delaware judge Thursday to approve debtor payment of counsel fees for an ad hoc group of governmental claimants to help speed and streamline the huge and costly, mass tort-driven Chapter 11.

  8. September 25, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal Defends Bid To Extend Ch. 11 Plan Deadline

    Firefighting foam maker Kidde-Fenwal defended its request to extend the window during which it has the sole right to file a Chapter 11 plan, telling a Delaware bankruptcy court it has made significant strides in restructuring talks and that an objection from the creditors committee offers no basis for denying the extension.

  9. July 27, 2023

    Del. Judge Calls For Fee Examiner In Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge took the rare step of ordering a fee examiner up front Thursday for a larger-than-usual proposed unsecured creditor committee assembling around the Chapter 11 of fire protection and suppression venture Kidde-Fenwal Inc. and affiliates.

  10. May 16, 2023

    Kidde-Fenwal To Seek Ch. 11 Sale Over Chemical Suit Claims

    Fire protection and suppression company Kidde-Fenwal Inc. told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday that it intends to submit a proposal to run a competitive sale process in an effort to address its liability in connection with thousands of lawsuits over so-called forever chemicals.