Delaware Chancery Court Keeps Asbestos Trust Data Case Alive: Motions to Dismiss Denied

On October 24, 2025, Vice Chancellor Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied motions to dismiss in a high-profile challenge to asbestos trust data-retention policies, allowing asbestos defendants’ claims to proceed past the pleading stage. Background: Trust Data and Why It Matters – Asbestos personal injury trusts (“PI trusts”) are pre-funded legal entities established by bankrupt entities that previously manufactured or sold allegedly asbestos-containing products, and exist to…
By: Husch Blackwell LLP