Special Claims Bar Date Set in W.R. Grace Bankruptcy

WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal judge in Delaware recently set the claims bar date for all property damage and medical monitoring claims filed against bankrupt asbestos defendant W.R. Grace & Co. In re: W.R. Grace & Co., et al., No. 01-01139 (D. Del. Bankr.).

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith K. Fitzgerald of the District of Delaware signed an order April 22, assigning March 31, 2003, as the official deadline for claims against the debtors.

The bar date does not apply to asbestos personal injury claims, settled asbestos claims or Zonolite attic insulation claims, all of which will be subject to a …