Pittsburgh Corning, W.R. Grace among Those Dismissed from MDL

PHILADELPHIA - Orders have been entered in the federal asbestos MDL, dismissing several defendants from all complaints because of their recent decisions to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In Re Asbestos Prod. Liab. Lit., MDL Docket No. 875 (E.D. Pa.).

U.S. Judge Charles R. Weiner, who oversees MDL 875 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, filed the orders of dismissal on June 14.

Among those dismissed from all actions pending in the MDL are Pittsburgh Corning Corp., W.R. Grace & Co.- Conn., Armstrong World Industries, Asbestospray Corp., Spraycraft Corp., and Rock Wool Manufacturing Co.

According …