Imerys Italian Unit Must Be Tossed From Bankruptcy, Insurers Say

A federal judge will consider insurer calls to dismiss the Italian unit of Imerys Talc America Inc. from bankruptcy, which poses potential problems for the company’s plan to pay more than $1 billion to thousands of cancer patients.

Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware said she’ll consider evidence presented at a hearing Wednesday before ruling on requests by several insurers to dismiss Imerys Talc Italy’s Chapter 11, which they say was filed in bad faith.

“I will candidly tell the parties that I have had already given thought to ruling on parts ...