Court Orders October 31, 2008 Bar Date for Filing Zonolite Attic Insulation
Claims in the W. R. Grace Bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has set a Bar Date for Zonolite
Attic Insulation ("ZAI") Claims to be filed in the W. R. Grace Bankruptcy. W.
R. Grace & Co. and other related entities ("Grace") filed for protection under
Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on April 2, 2001. To preserve a claim
against Grace, all persons and entities with ZAI Claims must file these claims
on or before October 31, 2008 (the "Bar Date").
ZAI claims are property-related claims that could include, among others, the
cost of abatement or removal, the diminution of property value, economic loss,
or other property-related claims caused by ZAI manufactured by Grace.
ZAI is a loose-fill, non-roll vermiculite home attic insulation that may
contain naturally occurring asbestos. It was sold from the 1920/1930s to
1984, and it was sold or manufactured by Grace under the brand name of
"Zonolite Attic Insulation" and under other brand names, including: Attic
Fill, House Fill, Home Insulation, Zonolite Insulating Fill, Econofil,
Quiselle Insulating Fill, Sears Micro Fill, Ward's Mineral Fill, Wickes Attic
Insulation, Attic Plus, Mica Pellets Attic Insulation, Unifil and Cashway
Attic Insulation.
ZAI may have a glittery granular appearance. The granules are shaped like
small nuggets and expanded like an accordion and may have a silvery, gold
translucent or brownish cast. After years in the attic, the granules may
darken to black or gray. ZAI may be found underneath subsequently installed
insulation of other types such as rolled fiberglass insulation.
The Bar Date does not apply to Asbestos Property Damage Claims, Medical
Monitoring Claims, Non-Asbestos Claims, Settled Pre-Petition Asbestos Personal
Injury Claims, or Non-Settled Asbestos Personal Injury Claims. These bar
dates have passed.
For complete information, including a Bar Date Notice, ZAI Proof of Claim Form
and instructions for filing a claim, call 1-877-465-4817, visit
www.graceclaims.com, or write to Claims Processing Agent, W. R. Grace & Co.
Bankruptcy, P.O. Box 1620, Faribault, MN 55021-1620.
SOURCE Claims Processing Agent, W. R. Grace & Co. Bankruptcy
Leigh Anna Thomure of Claims Processing Agent, W. R. Grace & Co. Bankruptcy,
+1-202-686-4111
