Virginia High Court Allows Asbestos Plaintiffs To Pursue Claims Against CCR

RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a dispute between asbestos plaintiffs and the Center for Claims Resolution over non-payment of settlement proceeds does not have to go to an arbitrator, but can be brought as a breach of contract claim in state court. Amchem Products, et al. v Newport News Circuit Court Asbestos Cases Plaintiffs, No. 012576 (Va. Sup. Ct.).

In a decision issued June 7, the state high court said that a written addendum to a settlement agreement between the CCR and nearly 600 asbestos plaintiffs created a new contract, as well as an avenue …