▁North ▁Carolina ▁which ▁involves ▁the ▁entry ▁into ▁bank rupt cy ▁proceed ings ▁by ▁Gar lock ▁Se aling ▁Techn ologies , ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁co ated ▁as best os ▁g ask ets , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁potential ▁li ability ▁from ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁settlement s . ▁The ▁pla int iffs ▁were ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁as best os ▁vict ims ▁suffering ▁from ▁mes oth eli oma , ▁including ▁many ▁Navy ▁veter ans , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁future ▁mes oth eli oma ▁vict ims . ▁As ▁noted ▁by ▁the ▁court , ▁mes oth eli oma ▁" is ▁always ▁fatal , ▁causing ▁death ▁essentially ▁by ▁suff ocation ▁within ▁about ▁eigh teen ▁months ▁of ▁diagn osis " ▁and ▁involves ▁" a ▁hor r ific ▁death ." ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Gar lock , ▁and ▁its ▁parent ▁company ▁En Pro , ▁settled ▁with ▁pla int iffs ▁for ▁$ 4 8 0 ▁million ▁( only ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁$ 1 . 2 6 ▁billion ▁sought ▁by ▁the ▁court - app oint ed ▁pla int iffs ▁committee ). ▁ ▁Background ▁Gar lock ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁g ask ets ▁that ▁contain ▁ch rys ot ile ▁as best os . ▁Gar lock ▁st amps ▁its ▁name ▁prom in ently ▁on ▁its ▁products ▁making ▁it ▁famous ▁among ▁the ▁workers ▁who ▁install ▁and ▁replace ▁its ▁g ask ets . ▁Gar lock ' s ▁g ask ets ▁were ▁installed ▁in ▁pip es , ▁val ves , ▁and ▁fl