The record
In a precedential April 27, 2026 opinion, the Third Circuit affirmed the Whittaker, Clark & Daniels bankruptcy: roughly 2,700 talc claimants; a March 2023 South Carolina jury verdict of $29 million to Sarah Plant; and a settlement under which Brenntag will pay approximately $535 million for a release of successor-liability claims. The court held Whittaker properly filed notwithstanding the South Carolina Receivership Order, and that successor-liability claims against Brenntag are estate property.
Claim scope
The Third Circuit's two-part holding, the claimant count, the Plant verdict, and the $535 million Brenntag settlement figure — all verbatim from the opinion.
What this source does not establish
The opinion states the Plant verdict as '$29 million' — the '$29.14M' figure is a legal-press refinement not in the opinion. Reporter citation not yet assigned; cite by docket numbers and date. The 'Berkshire Hathaway'/NICO framing of settlement parties traces to Law360 and is not in the opinion text.
Limitations
Quote dollar figures as the opinion states them. Keep 'reporter citation unverified' until an F.4th cite exists.
Source
Case Citation — 3d Cir. Nos. 24-2210 & 24-2211 (and No. 25-1044), decided April 27, 2026, precedential — F.4th reporter citation NOT YET ASSIGNED/VERIFIED; panel Krause, Matey, Ambro; argued April 1, 2025