The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held recently that exposure to asbestos that occurs before a bankruptcy petition, but does not manifest as injury until after the petition, is still a claim that can be discharged by a reorganization plan.
In so holding, the appeals court overruled its own 1984 precedent in Matter of M. Frenville Co.
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