New Jersey Federal Judge Finds Pharmacy Joined To Defeat Jurisdiction

Mealey's (February 20, 2019, 2:34 PM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A talc case originally filed in the New York County asbestos litigation docket will remain in a New Jersey federal court because a judge there on Feb. 14 found that the generalized allegations against a pharmacy make clear that the plaintiff joined it in an effort to defeat diversity jurisdiction (In re:  Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Litigation, Ellen Gavin v. Johnson & Johnson, No. 17-5907, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25157)....