Companies are increasingly resorting to the bankruptcy system to resolve mass tort litigation. Recent examples include bankruptcies filed by defendants facing significant talc and opioid-related litigation. In addition, the Department of Justice and others have brought renewed attention to the use of the bankruptcy system to resolve asbestos-related liability, concerned that the system frequently results in the payment of claims that lack merit. These developments have spurred debate regarding the use of bankruptcy in general to resolve mass tort liability, whether the system can be improved, and whether it is superior to traditional tort litigation. Please join Professor Ralph Brubaker, Professor S. Todd Brown and Dan Prieto for a discussion of this important topic.
Featuring:
Prof. Ralph Brubaker, Carl L. Vacketta Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law
Prof. S. Todd Brown, Professor of Law and the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, University at Buffalo School of Law
Dan Prieto, Partner, DLA Piper Global Law Firm

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