Hess, Debtor HONX Say Attempt To Drop Virgin Islands Asbestos Claims Violates Stay

(January 12, 2023, 8:59 AM EST) -- HOUSTON — A law firm’s attempt to dismiss hundreds of asbestos personal injury claims against Hess Corp. affiliate and Chapter 11 debtor HONX Inc. pending before courts in the U.S. Virgin Islands is a violation of the bankruptcy stay and an “act of gamesmanship” so the firm can pursue its claims against Hess, the debtor and Hess say in opposition to the firm’s notice of intent to dismiss filed in Texas federal bankruptcy court....