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FILED & JUDGMENT ENTERED
Steven T. Salata

June 14 2018

Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Western District of North Carolina
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Laura T. Beyer
United States Bankruptcy Judge

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
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In re : Chapter 11
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BESTWALL LLC : Case No. 17-31795 (LTB)
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Debtor. :
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ORDER APPROVING APPLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL

COMMITTEE OF ASBESTOS CLAIMANTS AUTHORIZING THE
RETENTION AND EMPLOYMENT OF (A) KAZAN, MCCLAIN,
SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD, A PROFESSIONAL LAW
CORPORATION; (B) MAUNE RAICHLE HARTLEY FRENCH & MUDD,
LLC; (C) RUCKDESCHEL LAW FIRM, LLC; AND (D) WEITZ &
LUXENBERG PC AS SPECIAL LITIGATION COUNSEL FOR
ANY MEDICAL SCIENCE MATTERS ARISING
IN CONNECTION WITH AN ESTIMATION HEARING

Upon the application (the “Application”) of the Official Committee of Asbestos

Claimants (the “Committee”), for an Order approving and authorizing the Committee to retain

and employ the law firms of (a) Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, A Professional Law

Corporation (“Kazan McClain”); (b) Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC (“Maune

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Raichle”); (c) Ruckdeschel Law Firm, LLC (“Ruckdeschel Law”); and (d) Weitz & Luxenberg

PC (“Weitz & Luxenberg”) (collectively, the “Special Counsel Firms”) as special litigation

counsel for any medical matters arising in connection with an estimation hearing in these

proceeding effective as of April 1, 2018; and the Court being satisfied, based on the Application

and the Declarations of (a) John Langdoc, partner of Kazan McClain; (b) Christian Hartley,

partner of Maune Raichle, (c) Jonathan Ruckdeschel, a founding partner of Ruckdeschel Law;

and (d) Jerry Kristal, managing attorney of Weitz & Luxenberg (collectively, the “Special

Counsel Declarations”) filed in connection herewith, that the Special Counsel Firms are

disinterested and possess no interest adverse to the interest of the estate with respect to the

matters on which they are being employed, and that their employment is necessary and in the

best interests of the estate and its creditors; and it appearing that due and proper notice of the

Application has been given; and good and sufficient cause appearing therefore;

IT IS, on this ___day of June, 2018;

ORDERED as follows:

1. The Application is hereby GRANTED effective as of April 1, 2018.

2. The Committee is hereby authorized to employ the Special Counsel Firms

pursuant to sections 328 and 1103 of the Bankruptcy Code.

3. The Special Counsel Firms shall be compensated at a rate of $850 per hour for the

services of John Langdoc, Joseph Satterley, Christian Hartley, Jonathan Ruckdeschel, and Jerry

Kristal. Other attorneys of the Special Counsel Firms who assist in the representation of the

Committee shall be compensated at a blended rate of $450 per hour for all such services and any

para-professionals that may assist in the representation shall be compensated at a blended rate of

$250 per hour. Additionally, the Special Counsel Firms shall be reimbursed for out-of-pocket

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expenses incurred in connection with their retention in accordance with the procedures set forth

in sections 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code, the applicable Federal Rules of Bankruptcy

Procedure, the Compensation Guidelines, any orders of this Court, and such other procedures as

have been or may be fixed by order of the Court.

4. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from

the implementation of this Order.

This Order has been signed electronically. United States Bankruptcy Court
The Judge's signature and Court's seal
appear at the top of this Order.

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