Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

According to a news release from the claims processing agent for W.R. Grace & Co. Bankruptcy, the U.S. 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 case. To preserve a claim against W.R. Grace & Co. and related entities (”Grace”), all persons and entities with ZAI claims must file on or before Oct. 31, 2008. Grace filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on April 2, 2001. More information and a downloadable claim form is available on the WR Grace Bankruptcy Claims Information Site.

This ruling affects property-related claims that could include the cost of abatement or removal, the diminution of property value, economic loss or other property-related claims cause by ZAI manufactured by Grace.

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. Those bar dates have passed.

According to the release, 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.

For more information, read the complete release here, or call 1-877-465-4817 for a copy of the Bar Date Notice, ZAI Proof of Claim Form and instructions for filing a claim, or VISIT THE GRACE BANKRUPTCY CLAIMS INFORMATION SITE at www.graceclaims.com to download the form.

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