No. 25-1013
 
Title: Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants of Bestwall LLC, Petitioner
v.
Bestwall LLC
Docketed: February 24, 2026
Linked with: 25A837
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-1493)
   Decision Date: August 1, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: October 30, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jan 16 2026 Application (25A837) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 28, 2026 to February 20, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jan 23 2026 Application (25A837) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 20, 2026.
Feb 20 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 12 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2026 to April 27, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Mar 13 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 27, 2026.
Mar 23 2026 Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy Law Professors filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2026 Brief amici curiae of Senator Richard Durbin, et al. filed.
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Mar 26 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice filed.
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Mar 26 2026 Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy and Legal History Professors filed.
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Mar 26 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Professor D. Theodore Rave filed.
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Mar 26 2026 Amicus brief of The Asbestos Creditors’ Committees in The DBMP and Aldrich Bankruptcies not accepted for filing. (To be resubmitted - March 31, 2026)
Mar 26 2026 Brief amici curiae of Asbestos Creditors’ Committees in the DBMP and Aldrich Bankruptcies filed. (Resubmitted - April 7, 2026)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 26 2026 Amicus brief of American Association for Justice not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - April 03, 2026)
Mar 26 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Corrected)
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Apr 27 2026 Brief of respondent Bestwall LLC in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 12 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
May 12 2026 Reply of petitioner Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants of Bestwall LLC filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
David C. Frederick
Counsel of Record
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036-3209

DFREDERICK@KELLOGGHANSEN.COM
Ph: 202-326-7900
Party name: Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants of Bestwall LLC


Attorneys for Respondent
Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: Bestwall LLC


Other Attorneys
Andre Michel Mura
Counsel of Record
Gibbs Mura LLP
1111 Broadway
Suite 2100
Oakland, CA 94607

amm@classlawgroup.com
Ph: 5103509717
Party name: Public Justice


Deepak Gupta
Counsel of Record
Gupta Wessler LLP
2001 K Street NW
Suite 850 North
Washington, DC 20006

DEEPAK@GUPTAWESSLER.COM
Ph: (202) 888-1741
Party name: Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and Senator Josh Hawley


David R. Kuney
Counsel of Record
David Kuney Law
9200 Cambridge Manor Court
Potomac, MD 20854

DAVIDKUNEY@DKUNEY.COM
Ph: (301) 299-9544
Party name: Group of Bankruptcy Law Professors


Jonathan Charles Lipson
Counsel of Record
Temple University--Beasley School of Law
1719 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

jonathan.lipson@temple.edu
Ph: 2152040608
Party name: Bankruptcy and Legal History Professors


Kevin C. Maclay
Counsel of Record
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

KMACLAY@CAPDALE.COM
Ph: 202-862-5000
Party name: The Asbestos Creditors’ Committees in The DBMP and Aldrich Bankruptcies


Bret R. Vallacher
Counsel of Record
Massey & Gail LLP
1000 Maine Avenue SW, Suite # 450
Washington, DC 20024

sfreedberg@masseygail.com
Ph: 3125454211
Party name: Professor D. Theodore Rave


Jeffrey Robert White
Counsel of Record
American Association for Justice
777 6th Street NW
#300
Washington, DC 20001-3723

jeffrey.white@justice.org
Ph: 2026175620
Party name: American Association for Justice