May 04, 2022
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge denied a slate of motions seeking to expand the talc claimants committee in the Chapter 11 case of a Johnson & Johnson unit, saying Wednesday that the panel's current composition adequately represents the interest of people allegedly injured by the company's talc products.
April 20, 2022
A law firm representing ovarian cancer patients urged a New Jersey bankruptcy court to boost their profile in the Chapter 11 case of a Johnson & Johnson talcum powder liability unit, telling the judge that mesothelioma patients unfairly dominate the pool of claimants seeking compensation.
April 12, 2022
The Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder liability unit doesn't preclude a planned fraud lawsuit alleging J&J concealed evidence in prior litigation that its signature product was tainted with asbestos, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday.
March 30, 2022
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Wednesday allowed appeals of his decision not to dismiss the Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson's talc unit to go straight to the Third Circuit, saying that drawing the process out would be an unnecessary waste of time.
March 24, 2022
The bankrupt talc unit of Johnson & Johnson objected late Wednesday to requests from the two talc claimants committees in its Chapter 11 case to take their appeals of a New Jersey bankruptcy judge's decision not to dismiss the case directly to the Third Circuit.
March 18, 2022
A pair of mediators will facilitate plan negotiations in the Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson's talc subsidiary after a New Jersey bankruptcy judge appointed them Friday, with the negotiations slated to run through May.
March 17, 2022
Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder liability unit and cancer patients with claims in its Chapter 11 case can't publicly reveal any information about their mediation talks, according to the terms of an order pending in New Jersey Bankruptcy Court.
March 08, 2022
Jones Day can continue serving as Chapter 11 counsel for Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder liability unit following a New Jersey bankruptcy judge's determination Tuesday that the firm's former role as the personal care product giant's restructuring counsel doesn't create a conflict of interest.
March 08, 2022
The New Jersey bankruptcy judge who declined to toss a Johnson & Johnson talcum powder liability unit's Chapter 11 case hesitated to allow the litigants' planned appeal to bypass district court review and go directly to the Third Circuit, saying Tuesday he wasn't sure he could certify an interlocutory order.
February 25, 2022
The bankrupt talc unit of Johnson & Johnson survived motions to dismiss its Chapter 11 case Friday after a New Jersey judge said the bankruptcy presents the best way for talc injury claimants to receive recoveries.