ADVISORY/Former Attorney General Griffin B. Bell to Deliver Speech on the Impact of Asbestos Litigation on Bankruptcy Law.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for April 11 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003 Judge Griffin Chief Judge Griffin is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2101 and 2104. Before becoming chief judge he was principal of the Academy of Law, and personally trained whole generations of the Bell to Call for Asbestos asbestos, mineral asbestos, common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire. Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform at the American Bankruptcy Institute's Annual Spring Meeting in Washington DC on April 11
WHO: Hon. Griffin Bell
WHAT: Keynote at the American Bankruptcy Institute's Annual
Meeting with a media availability immediately thereafter
WHEN: Friday, April 11, 12:15-2:00 pm
WHERE: Grand Hyatt Washington DC
1000 H Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-582-1234
In his speech detailing the asbestos litigation crisis and bankruptcy law, Former United States Attorney United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. General Griffin Bell will discuss the causes of the asbestos litigation crisis and the specific responsibility of bankruptcy judges to provide solutions. "Bankruptcy has become the grim reality for many American businesses that are asbestos defendants. While we can debate the reasons for the asbestos crisis, a crisis it is, and something must be done," Bell will argue. Judge Bell will also argue that the current bankruptcy system does not represent the real victims of asbestos-related illness, stating that "the limited funds available in bankruptcy make it even more critical that courts distinguish between claimants who are sick and those who are not." He will offer solutions recognizing that healthy people exposed to asbestos "should have the right to recover when, and if, they become sick - but not before that point." Judge Bell will propose ways for bankruptcy jurists The following lists are of prominent jurists, including judges, listed in alphabetical order by jurisdiction. See also list of lawyers. Antiquity
undamaged - not harmed or spoiled; sound uninjured - not injured physically or mentally to bring claims while recognizing that limited funds exists in bankruptcy for the sick. This may sound like common sense, and it is." Judge Bell was a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1961-1975, and served as the 72nd U.S. Attorney General from 1977-1979 under President Carter. He is currently a partner with King & Spalding in Atlanta, GA. Judge Bell will be available to speak with the media immediately following his keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. , expected to conclude at approximately 2:00 p.m. |
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