J&J’s Future Talc Rep Asks Judge to Revisit Bankruptcy Dismissal

A Johnson & Johnson unit’s dismissal from bankruptcy court should be reconsidered because it will hinder potential recovery for some talc claimants, a future claims representative said.

The representative, Randi Ellis, said in a motion filed Monday that J&J is willing to address issues with its subsidiary’s failed Chapter 11 plan, which was meant to settle for $9 billion thousands of talc-related lawsuits by women.

However, J&J has said it will return to the tort system to litigate “meritless talc claims,” indicating that it doesn’t intend to appeal or seek reconsideration of the settlement rejection. The company didn’t immediately respond ...