The record
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Court of Chancery ruling that had allowed manufacturers to pursue an equitable bill of discovery against asbestos settlement-trust claims-processing facilities.
Claim scope
A state supreme court’s procedural holding on the pleaded elements of an equitable bill of discovery.
What this source does not establish
Product content, asbestos exposure, scientific causation, the validity of individual trust claims, corporate continuity, or liability for any talc defendant.
Limitations
The court resolved the sufficiency of the equitable-discovery claim. References to named talc entities identify litigation parties and do not adjudicate any scientific or product allegation.
Source
Published State Supreme Court Opinion — Delaware Claims Processing Facility, No. 469, 2025 (Del. July 31, 2026), conclusion reversing the equitable-bill-of-discovery ruling