Assistant U.S. Trustee Debra A. Wertman wants to investigate the ties between Freedom Industries Inc.'s bankruptcy lawyers and key parties in its chapter 11 case, including the company that acquired Freedom shortly before the chemical spill that tainted the water supply of a large swath of West Virginia, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review reported on Friday. Wertman is asking the bankruptcy court to give her and Freedom's creditors time to conduct a "full review" of disclosures of past client relationships by Freedom's bankruptcy lawyers at McGuireWoods LLP to ensure the firm doesn't have any conflicts of interest. "A preliminary review of McGuireWoods's disclosures, however, revealed several connections between McGuireWoods and key parties in this case that require further investigation," Wertman said in court papers filed on Wednesday.
