271:. The fifteen trusts advised by Weitz & Luxenberg paid $ 12.2 billion between 2006 and 2013. Weitz clients also receive payments from other trusts. These other trusts made $ 51.6 billion in payments over the same period. Plaintiff attorneys typical receive 25% of this money. Perry Weitz helped set up the trusts for Owens Corning, USG, and Kaiser Aluminum. The 15 trusts guided by Weitz have paid out $ 12.2 billion between 2006 and 2013. Other trusts, which may also pay Weitz clients, have doled out $ 51.6 billion, the report says. Lawyers typically get at least 25 percent of the payments.
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GHR also serves as co-counsel for creditors. GHR played this very role in the
Congoleum bankruptcy at the personal recommendation of Perry Weitz. GHR appointed its subsidiary, the Kenesis Group, to process the claims associated with the Congoleum bankruptcy. Kenesis was paid a flat-fee per claim processed. Congoleum's insurers challenged the appointment of GHR on the grounds that the bankruptcy code requires lawyers hired to represent debtors in possession to have no interests adverse to the estate and to be otherwise totally disinterested. Congoleum countered that GHR was merely
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government research grants to a doctor in exchange for the doctor referring nearly fifty patients to Weitz & Luxenberg. In response to the arrest of Silver on corruption charges, the firm publicly said it was "shocked." After his arrest, Silver took a leave of absence from the firm. Although convicted at trial, Silver's conviction was overturned on appeal.
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not filing claims against these trusts. Ford relied on a 2014 ruling by Judge Hodges in the
Garlock bankruptcy to show that delaying the filing of trust claims was a routine practice. Jaffe granted Ford's motion. The dollar amount of the previous verdict was overturned on appeal in a different proceeding.
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and Wagner bankruptcy trusts. Ford claimed that Juni was entitled to $ 125,000 from the
Raybestos trust and between $ 100,000 and $ 300,000 from the Wagner trust. It was later determined that the Wagner trust is no longer accepting claims. Ford claimed that only "gamesmanship" could be the motive for
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Weitz & Luxenberg often advises companies it assists with pre-packaged bankruptcies to retain the services of
Gilbert Heintz & Randolph (GHR) in order to make proceedings move faster. GHR specializes in litigating coverage disputes with insurance companies on behalf of asbestos defendants.
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from 1994 to 2015. During his tenure as
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accused Weitz & Luxenberg of engaging in misleading conduct in the case of Arthur Juni. Ford asked Judge
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and therefore subject to less stringent rules. The bankruptcy court ruled in favor of
Congoleum. GHR later disclosed that it served as co-counsel with Weitz & Luxenberg for about 10,000 clients with claims against Congoleum.
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