A group of cancer victims suing Johnson & Johnson over its talc products asked the Third Circuit to shut down a subsidiary’s bankruptcy in a move that would bypass the typical route for dismissing a Chapter 11 case.
J&J is trying to use the LTL Management LLC bankruptcy to improperly derail litigation alleging its talc products, including baby powder, caused cancer, the committee representing talc claimants said in a Tuesday filing with the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. J&J created LTL in 2021 to handle tens of thousands of talc-related claims.
The committee asked the Third Circuit ...
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