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A new multidisciplinary law office whose named partners include a nonlawyer has been formed in Washington to focus on settling complex insurance claims involving environmental, asbestos and other high-dollar issues. Eisenstein Malanchuk L.L.P. was founded by Larry Eistenstein, formerly a partner at Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman L.L.P., and John Malanchuk, president of Harbour Consulting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swidler Berlin....Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB Group said it expects to settle the asbestos liabilities of its U.S. unit, Combustion Engineering Inc., for about $1.11 billion. ABB announced Friday that it is negotiating with asbestos plaintiffs to resolve its liability by reorganizing the unit under Chapter 11 bankruptcy....Administrators for defunct U.K. engineering firm Turner & Newall have filed a lawsuit against Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group P.L.C. on behalf of former T&N employees seeking compensation for asbestos-related illnesses. RSA provided employers liability insurance for T&N.