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Once hailed as victory, Texas man's asbestos case was used against plaintiffs firm
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining evidence submitted in Garlock Sealing Technologies’ bankruptcy proceeding that was recently unsealed as a result of Legal Newsline’s legal challenge. -
Law prof says firms facing Garlock's RICO cases are the progenies of Baron & Budd
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining evidence submitted in Garlock Sealing Technologies’ bankruptcy proceeding that was recently unsealed as a result of Legal Newsline’s legal challenge. -
Law prof's Garlock testimony details asbestos lawyers' change in strategy
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining evidence submitted in Garlock Sealing Technologies’ bankruptcy proceeding that was recently unsealed as a result of Legal Newsline’s legal challenge. -
Motions ask bankruptcy judge to keep Garlock evidence sealed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – Thirteen motions to seal were filed in the Garlock Sealing Technologies bankruptcy proceeding before the deadline ended on Thursday, meaning Bankruptcy Judge George Hodges will release all sealed documents without pending motions to the public no later than Sept. 21. -
Texas trial lawyers open checkbooks for Braley's Senate run
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - It seems U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley's past remarks warning that a "farmer" could be the next chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee reached the ears of Texas trial lawyers. -
Five asbestos firms sued by Garlock a day before judge condemned lawyers' actions
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Garlock Sealing Technologies, the company that successfully argued asbestos attorneys were gaming the compensation system, has filed four lawsuits against law firms. -
Judge: Asbestos attorneys made 'startling' misrepresentations while pursuing claims
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Friday that asbestos attorneys have been withholding evidence while pursuing claims against Garlock Sealing Technologies and has ordered the company's bankruptcy trust to be much smaller than the $1 billion-plus figure for which the attorneys argued. -
Garlock lawyers say plaintiffs' firm concealed exposure and 'implanted memories' to increase fees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - For weeks during the bankruptcy trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies, lawyers representing the manufacturer called former attorneys who represented the company and other witnesses to testify about what they allege were underhandedness and fraud on the part of plaintiff attorneys in asbestos-related lawsuits. -
Bankruptcy court denies motion for summary judgment by firm at center of asbestos fraud case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- A U.S. bankruptcy court has denied a motion by a Houston firm -- alleged to have made inconsistent claims about the origins of a client's mesothelioma -- for summary judgment in its favor. -
Texas firm at center of asbestos fraud case seeks summary judgment
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- A Houston firm alleged to have made inconsistent claims about the origin of a client's mesothelioma is now asking a U.S. bankruptcy court to enter a summary judgment in its favor. -
Garlock: Asbestos claimants committee obstructing fraud case
Swett CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Garlock Sealing Technologies, as it pursues a fraud case against asbestos attorneys, has harsh words for a group representing those with claims against the company. -
Hearing set in Garlock's fraud case against asbestos attorneys
Swett CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A bankruptcy judge has scheduled an Oct. 11 hearing on asbestos claimants' motion to intervene in Garlock Sealing Technologies' accusation of fraud against asbestos attorneys. -
Asbestos claimants come out against company's fraud allegation
Swett CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A group of lawyers representing asbestos claimants has come forward to support a law firm accused of fraud by Garlock Sealing Technologies. -
Garlock accuses asbestos attorneys of fraud
Chandler CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - An asbestos law firm is being accused of fraud by a company that claims the firm produced two different versions of how its client fell ill in an effort to boost recovery. -
Asbestos exposures contradict in civil and bankruptcy courts, Garlock says
Werkheiser WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Owners of bankrupt gasket maker Garlock Sealing Technologies claim clients of asbestos lawyers told contradictory stories of exposure in civil courts and bankruptcy courts.
