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EP35: The 1982 Johns-Manville Bankruptcy That Reshaped Mass Tort Law
Rod De Llano
May 16, 2026
In 1982, profitable Manville filed Chapter 11 over 16,500 asbestos suits — creating the Section 524(g) trust system that still pays mesothelioma claims.
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