Johnson & Johnson Seeks To Consolidate Cancer Cases Against Debtor Talc Supplier

(April 19, 2019, 1:12 PM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — Roughly 2,300 claims alleging that cosmetic talcum powder caused cancer in women should be transferred from state courts across the country to Delaware federal court, where talc supplier Imerys Talc America Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection to rid itself of the claims by establishing a trust to pay them, leading talc maker Johnson & Johnson says in an April 18 motion seeking to consolidate the cases (In re:  Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-mc-00103, D. Del.)....