3M Appealing Decision That Prohibited Transfer of Asbestos Claims to NARCO Bankruptcy

PITTSBURGH - The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. has filed its intent to appeal a recent ruling by a federal bankruptcy judge who refused to attach several asbestos claims filed against the company to the bankruptcy of North American Refractories Co. 3M Co. v. North American Refractories Co., No. 02-1363 (W.D. Pa.)

On Aug. 2, attorneys for 3M filed their notice to appeal the ruling of Judge Judith K. Fitzgerald of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Their appellate briefs were due to be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania …