Chapter 11 · Filed Jun 30, 2024
Hopeman Brothers is in the implementation phase of a confirmed chapter 11 plan built around an asbestos trust and channeling injunction, although insurer appellants have opened a Fourth Circuit appeal. The bankruptcy court entered its confirmation orderDkt. 1542 on August 20, 2026; that order confirms a structure under which specified asbestos liabilities are channeled to a section 524(g) trust, with Reorganized Hopeman relieved of liability subject to stated insurance-related exceptions. The accompanying notice states that the plan's effective date occurred, though the filed text leaves the date blank. The subsequent appellate notificationDkt. 1549 identifies Century Indemnity Company and Westchester Fire Insurance Company as appellants in Fourth Circuit Case No. 26-02188.
Updated Sep 5, 3:30 PM ET
Notification of U.S. Court of Appeals re: Case Number 26-02188
Dkt. 1549 · Sep 1, 2026
Certificate of Service (Certificate of Service of Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC dba Verita Global) (Re: related document(s)[1546] Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report UST Form 11-MOR filed by Hopeman Brothers, Inc.) filed by Henry Pollard Long III of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on behalf of Hopeman Brothers, Inc.. (Long, Henry)
Dkt. 1548 · Aug 26, 2026
Certificate of Service (Certificate of Service of Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC dba Verita Global) (Re: related document(s)[1542] Order Confirming Chapter 11 Plan) filed by Henry Pollard Long III of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on behalf of Hopeman Brothers, Inc.. (Long, Henry)
Dkt. 1547 · Aug 26, 2026
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