▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁to ▁resolve ▁as best os ▁claims . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁prior ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁ 2 7 ▁companies ▁file d ▁for ▁protection ▁under ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁because ▁of ▁as best os ▁lit ig ation . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁U . S . ▁Gy psum ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁as best os - related ▁personal ▁injury ▁claims , ▁and ▁paid ▁more ▁than ▁$ 4 5 0 ▁million ▁( before ▁ins urance ) ▁to ▁manage ▁and ▁resolve ▁as best os - related ▁lit ig ation . ▁US G ▁received ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁new ▁claims ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁US G ' s ▁as best os ▁personal ▁injury ▁costs ▁( before ▁ins urance ) ▁rose ▁from ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 6 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁exceed ▁$ 2 7 5 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁US G ▁announced ▁a ▁J oint ▁Plan ▁of ▁Re organ ization ▁to ▁emer ge ▁from ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁agreement , ▁US G ▁would ▁create ▁a ▁trust ▁to ▁pay ▁as best os ▁personal ▁injury ▁claims . ▁US G ' s ▁bank ▁l enders , ▁bond hold ers ▁and ▁trade ▁supp liers ▁would