A bankruptcy judge, recently reversed on closing to the public a trial on a gasketmaker’s liability to asbestos plaintiffs, said he has gotten the message that public access should be provided quickly.

The closed trial was held last year to estimate the liability of Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, which is undergoing in bankruptcy. The company, facing asbestos claims, is restructuring and discharging liability by setting up a trust for claimants, as provided for under federal bankruptcy law.