Garlock offered Philly cases as proof asbestos lawyers were withholding evidence

To show how Garlock's prior litigation history included inflated claims as asbestos plaintiff attorneys manipulated the system, the company produced evidence of past asbestos claims, including several involving Philadelphia's Shein Law Center. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George Hodges ultimately sided with Garlock's position that its liability going forward should not be based on the company's litigation history. The court records were recently unsealed after the seal was challenged by Legal Newsline and other entities. The record reveals that Benjamin Shein testified that his firm filed trust claims after llitigation was completed in order to keep other bankrupt companies' names off the verdict form.