Asbestos was once widely used as a fireproofing material and was included in roof shingles and siding for decades.

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Brickman is an expert on asbestos litigation, where scores of companies have been forced into bankruptcy by thinly documented claims from people who claim exposure to the deadly fireproofing material.

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In a hearing scheduled for mid-January, Bernick will try to persuade a Delaware bankruptcy judge to value as worthless tens of thousands of claims stemming from lawsuits against Grace, which used asbestos in spray-on fireproofing and Zonolite insulation and other fireproofing products.

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