Case number: 3:23-bk-13575 - Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc. - New Jersey Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc.

  • Court

    New Jersey (njbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Michael B. Kaplan

  • Filed

    04/26/2023

  • Last Filing

    08/07/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
CLMAGT, LEAD



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of New Jersey (Trenton)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-13575-MBK

Assigned to: Judge Michael B. Kaplan
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  04/26/2023
341 meeting:  06/02/2023

Debtor

Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc.

100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
FAIRFIELD-CT
Tax ID / EIN: 13-5484760

represented by
Michael D. Sirota

Cole Schotz P.C.
25 Main St.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 489-3000
Email: msirota@coleschotz.com

Felice R. Yudkin

Cole Schotz P.C.
25 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07602
(201) 489-3000
Email: fyudkin@coleschotz.com

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

US Dept of Justice
Office of the US Trustee
One Newark Center Ste 2100
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 645-3014

represented by
Lauren Bielskie

DOJ-Ust
One Newark Center
Suite 2100
Newark, NJ 07102
973-645-2939
Email: lauren.bielskie@usdoj.gov

Jeffrey M. Sponder

Office of U.S. Trustee
One Newark Center
Newark, NJ 07102
973-645-2379
Email: jeffrey.m.sponder@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Talc Claimants


represented by
Arthur Abramowitz

Sherman Silverstein
East Gate Corporate Center
308 Harper Drive, Suite 200
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-661-2081
Email: aabramowitz@shermansilverstein.com

Evan Lazerowitz

Robinson & Cole LLP
666 Third Avenue
Chrysler East Building, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-451-2992
Email: elazerowitz@rc.com
TERMINATED: 05/07/2025

Alan I. Moldoff

Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose & Podolsky, P.A.
308 Harper Drive
Suite 200
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-662-0700
Fax : 856-662-0165
Email: amoldoff@shermansilverstein.com

Ross J. Switkes

Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose & Podolsky, P.A.
308 Harper Drive
Suite 200
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-622-0700
Fax : 856-662-0165
Email: rswitkes@shermansilverstein.com

Creditor Committee

Ad Hoc Committee of General Unsecured Commercial Creditors, Ad Hoc Committee of General Unsecured Commercial Creditors

c/o Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Attn: Jeffrey D. Prol
Attn: Philip Gross
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973.597.6206
represented by
Philip J. Gross

Lowenstein Sandler
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Fax : 973-597-2400
Email: pgross@lowenstein.com

Jeffrey D. Prol

Lowenstein Sandler
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Fax : 973-597-2400
Email: jprol@lowenstein.com
SELF- TERMINATED: 05/10/2024

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
08/07/20262876Objection to Debtors' Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Approving the Consent Decree and Environmental Settlement Agreement Between the Debtors, the Government Environmental Creditors, the Berkshire Entities, Brenntag, and the DBUS Entities, (II) Authorizing the Debtors to Perform all of their Obligations Thereunder, and (III) Granting Related Relief (related document:[2626] Motion re: Debtors' Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Approving the Consent Decree and Environmental Settlement Agreement Between the Debtors, the Government Environmental Creditors, the Berkshire Entities, Brenntag, and the DBUS Entities, (II) Authorizing the Debtors to Perform all of their Obligations Thereunder, and (III) Granting Related Relief Filed by Michael D. Sirota on behalf of Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc... filed by Debtor Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc.) filed by Arthur Abramowitz on behalf of Official Committee of Talc Claimants. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration of Matthew Oliver in Support of Objection of Official Committee of Talc Claimants) (Abramowitz, Arthur)
08/07/20262875Response to (related document:[2830] ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART THE FUTURE CLAIMANTS REPRESENTATIVES MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD (related document:[2671] Motion re: The Future Claimants' Representative's Motion to Supplement the Record Filed by Barry J. Roy on behalf of Future Claimants' Representative. Hearing scheduled for 6/16/2026 at 11:30 AM, MBK - Courtroom 8, Trenton.. (Attachments: # 1 Motion to Supplement # 2 Exhibit A # 3 Exhibit B # 4 Proposed Order) filed by Interested Party Future Claimants' Representative). Service of notice of the entry of this order pursuant to Rule 9022 was made on the appropriate parties. See BNC Certificate of Notice. Signed on 7/23/2026. (wiq)) filed by Barry J. Roy on behalf of Future Claimants' Representative. (Roy, Barry)
08/07/20262874Document re: Debtors' Supplemental Brief Concerning Judicially-Noticed Facts (related document:[2830] Order (Generic)) filed by Michael D. Sirota on behalf of Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc.. (Sirota, Michael)
08/07/20262873Document re: The Official Committee of Talc Claimants' Supplemental Briefing Regarding Judicially-Noticed Facts in the 2025 KCIC Asbestos Litigation Report (related document:[2830] Order (Generic)) filed by Arthur Abramowitz on behalf of Official Committee of Talc Claimants. (Abramowitz, Arthur)
08/07/20262872Document re: Berkshire Entities' Supplemental Brief Addressing Judicially Noticed Facts (related document:[2830] Order (Generic)) filed by Paul R. DeFilippo on behalf of BH Columbia Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Columbia Insurance Company, National Indemnity Company, National Liability & Fire Insurance Company, Resolute Management, Inc., Ringwalt & Liesche Co.. (DeFilippo, Paul)
08/07/20262871Limited Objection to (related document:[2626] Motion re: Debtors' Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Approving the Consent Decree and Environmental Settlement Agreement Between the Debtors, the Government Environmental Creditors, the Berkshire Entities, Brenntag, and the DBUS Entities, (II) Authorizing the Debtors to Perform all of their Obligations Thereunder, and (III) Granting Related Relief Filed by Michael D. Sirota on behalf of Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc... filed by Debtor Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc.) filed by Mark D. Pfeiffer on behalf of The Martin Aaron PRP Group. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Service) (Pfeiffer, Mark)
08/06/20262870Certificate of Mailing filed by Stretto (related document(s)2816). (Vandell, Travis) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
08/06/20262869Certification of No Objection (related document:2825 Monthly Fee Statement filed by Consultant Province, LLC) filed by Barry J. Roy on behalf of Province, LLC. (Roy, Barry) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
08/06/20262868Certification of No Objection (related document:2824 Monthly Fee Statement filed by Interested Party Future Claimants' Representative) filed by Barry J. Roy on behalf of Future Claimants' Representative. (Roy, Barry) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
08/06/20262867Certification of No Objection (related document:2826 Monthly Fee Statement filed by Interested Party Future Claimants' Representative) filed by Barry J. Roy on behalf of Future Claimants' Representative. (Roy, Barry) (Entered: 08/06/2026)