Cutting Edge PFAS Bankruptcy

Expanding on its significant experience recovering insurance in mass-tort bankruptcy cases, Gilbert LLP has been retained as Special Insurance Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (“UCC”) and the Future Claimants’ Representative (“FCR”) of Kidde-Fenwal, Inc. Kidde Fenwal filed for bankruptcy in May of 2023, citing the magnitude of liability it faced related to […]

Representing Claimants Committee in “Texas Two Step” Bankruptcy

Gilbert LLP has been retained by the Claimants Committee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings filed by Aldrich Pump LLC and Murray Boiler LLC.  Aldrich and Murray are asbestos liability holding companies formed by the Ingersoll-Rand Co. and Trane Technologies PLC, respectively.  In representing the Claimants Committee, Gilbert is utilizing its expertise in recovering contested […]

Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy and Restructuring

Facing substantial mass-tort liabilities arising out of thousands of claims alleging that the organization failed to protect children from sexual abuse, the Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2020.  The Boy Scouts’ stated goal was to use the Chapter 11 process to create a trust to provide compensation to victims. […]

Opioid Industry Bankruptcies

Gilbert’s work to combat the opioid crisis includes significant involvement in the bankruptcy arena, including playing a major role in negotiating the original 2021 bankruptcy settlement in In Re: Purdue Pharma LP that was ultimately reversed on appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court because of releases provided to members of the Sackler family who were […]

Talc Bankruptcy Cases

Gilbert LLP builds on its long experience recovering insurance in mass tort bankruptcy cases representing three Committees and two Future Claimants Representatives in Chapter 11 proceedings filed by Imerys Talc America, Inc., Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, and Avon Products, Inc. In June 2019, Gilbert was retained as special insurance counsel to the Official Committee of […]

Automotive Parts Mass-Tort Bankruptcy

A confirmed bankruptcy plan often is only the beginning of Gilbert LLP’s insurance recovery work in mass-tort bankruptcy cases. We are currently engaged as counsel to the Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund. In Chapter 11 proceedings filed by the U.S. subsidiaries of Takata Corporation, a Japanese automotive parts company facing mounting allegations of liability […]

Asbestos-Related Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Gilbert LLP continues to be at the forefront of resolving complex disputes between financially distressed policyholders and their insurers. Gilbert’s pioneering work in this area continues today, through its representation of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for a former insulation manufacturer responsible for marshaling assets to fund thousands of asbestos-related personal injury claims. To date, […]