) ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Bank rupt cy ▁Code ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Gar lock ▁sought ▁to ▁limit ▁its ▁li ability ▁to ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁mes oth eli oma - related ▁cases . ▁The ▁approach ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁calculating ▁li ability ▁was ▁put ▁forth ▁by ▁Gar lock ' s ▁expert , ▁the ▁B ates ▁White , ▁an ▁industry - cons ult ing ▁firm . ▁Benjamin ▁N . ▁Card oz o ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁professor ▁L ester ▁Br ick man ▁was ▁retained ▁by ▁coun sel ▁for ▁Gar lock ▁to ▁write ▁an ▁expert ▁report ▁describing ▁the ▁methods ▁used ▁by ▁pla int iff ▁law ▁fir ms ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁infl ated ▁values ▁for ▁present ▁and ▁future ▁claims . ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁decided ▁to ▁value ▁Gar lock ' s ▁responsibility ▁by ▁" div or cing " ▁it ▁from ▁Gar lock ' s ▁long ▁history ▁sett ling ▁cases ▁and ▁the ▁substantial ▁j ury ▁ver dict s ▁against ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁" cont ended ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁manip ulated ▁into ▁over pay ing ▁in ▁settlement s ▁with ▁pla int iffs ▁law y ers ▁who ▁with h eld ▁evidence ▁that ▁their ▁clients ▁were ▁exposed ▁to ▁other ▁manufact ur ers ' ▁products ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁judge ▁then ▁ordered ▁discovery ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁cases , ▁held ▁a ▁hearing ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁as best os ▁vict ims ▁" with h eld ▁evidence ▁that ▁their ▁clients ▁were ▁exposed ▁to ▁as best os ▁products ▁from ▁other ▁companies ." ▁