Mass Tort Cases
Our Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring lawyers have worked hand in hand with personal injury plaintiffs’ lawyers in cases against companies whose products or processes included dangerous products like asbestos and silica. These products have been associated with debilitating diseases in their workers and their customers. Working with the debtors, creditors committees, secured creditors and lenders toward a just and fair distribution to these claimants usually requires developing an appropriate claim resolution process in addition to dealing with traditional bankruptcy issues. Having worked through the process many times, our lawyers are uniquely positioned to call upon this experience in the critical first days of these cases where so many rights and positions can be lost if actions are not taken swiftly to preserve them for those who have been injured.