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Georgia-Pacific Ruling Reinvigorates Texas Two-Step
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Georgia-Pacific Ruling Reinvigorates Texas Two-Step

Just as the Texas Two-Step looked to be on the ropes, a federal appeals court showed the controversial tactic still has legs.  The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week signaled strong approval for Georgia-Pacific’s strategy of settling mass asbestos claims through the chapter 11 case of its affiliate Bestwall, the first of the current breed of Texas Two-Step bankruptcies. Bestwall filed for chapter 11 in 2017 in North Carolina and has since been locked in a standoff with asbestos-injury claimants who are determined...
Suspected Islamic State Allies Kill at Least 37 High-School Students in Uganda
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Suspected Islamic State Allies Kill at Least 37 High-School Students in Uganda

Updated June 17, 2023 6:57 pm ETKAMPALA, Uganda—Suspected members of an Islamic State-affiliated terror group killed at least 37 high-school students and three adults in Uganda’s worst attack in more than a decade, the Ugandan military and local officials said Saturday.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8