Announcements

Manville: MAP

The Manville Trust has reached its Maximum Annual Payment (MAP) amount for 2013. Therefore, any claim with a status of “Awaiting Offer Funding” will not receive payment until 2014. Claims at this status will be carried over to 2014 and placed at the head of the FIFO payment queue. Please refer to the 2002 TDP Section H.8 for further details.

David Austern

Condolences to the Austern Family

CRMC is sad to announce the death of a most trusted, loyal and devoted member of its family, David T. Austern.

David was one of the nation’s top experts on asbestos tort litigation. In 1987, he became General Counsel of the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, a position he held until his death. Between 2000 and 2007, David also served as President of CRMC.

The staff of CRMC extends our deepest condolences and sympathies to David’s family.

CET: POC

C.E. Thurston & Sons Asbestos Trust:The C.E. Thurston & Sons Asbestos Trust  POC has been updated to reflect the following changes.  The changes are:
— in page 7, changing “Son’s” to “Sons”
and
— in Page 15 revising the beginning of the Diagnosed Injuries section.  Revised POC form Proof of Claim Form – Rev. 2.