Johnson & Johnson wrestles with a challenge to its bankruptcy strategy to settle class action complaints targeting its talc-containing products separate from a US Supreme Court ruling that could stop that process in its tracks.
Talc Litigation Attorneys Allege ‘Bad Faith Filings,’ ‘Fraudulent Activities’ By J&J In Bankruptcy
Attorneys for some plaintiffs alleging harm from talc products J&J marketed ask a court to order the firm, along with a subsidiary holding company it created in 2021 to manage its talc liabilities and immediately placed in bankruptcy, to provide emails and other communications among in-house counsel and compel their testimony.
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