Paper Company Cites Abatement Worker’s $20M Verdict In Bankruptcy

( July 28, 2026, 10:07 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A former Washington pulp mill owner declared bankruptcy, just weeks after a jury in the state awarded an asbestos abatement worker exposed outside of his work area at the mill’s facility $20.9 million.  The liable defendant, Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co., filed for bankruptcy in May and recently sought to employ a chief restructuring officer....