U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald has rejected a third plan
to reorganize Pittsburgh Corning Corp., a local joint venture of
PPG Industries Inc. and Corning Inc. that went bankrupt in 2000
under asbestos-related claims, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
reports.
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