Johnson & Johnson's talc unit is asking a New Jersey bankruptcy court to halt newly-resumed suits by Mississippi and New Mexico over its talc sales, saying they will endanger its efforts to settle its talc liability in Chapter 11.
A North Carolina bankruptcy judge has approved the appointment of an 11-member committee of talc claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management LLC, saying he would entertain proposed additions or changes to the group after dealing with a venue transfer motion on Wednesday.