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Repository: University of Pennsylvania
Subject: Topic: Bankruptcy
Subject: Topic: Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject: Corporate name: Johns-Manville, Incorporated
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Biddle Law Library: National Bankruptcy Archives [Contact Us]
1982-1990
Creator:
United States. Bankruptcy Court (New York : Southern District), Creator
Extent: 50 cubic feet (275 volumes)
Johns-Manville was an American corporation that made insulation and roofing materials. In the 1980s, the company faced a number
of class-action lawsuits based on asbestos-related injuries from its asbestos insulation. As a result, in 1982 Johns-Manville
file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. At the time, the company was the largest to ever file for Chapter 11, also known
as corporate known as corporate reorganization. The bankruptcy court of the Southern District of New York heard the case,
rendering its decision in 1990. The collection, 1982-1990, includes pleadings and other records filed over the course of the
case.
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