Judge Dismisses California Consumer Protection Claims Involving Asbestos, Talc

Mealey's (May 26, 2020, 8:50 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A class action involving California consumer protection claims arising from talc defendants’ failure to disclose the presence of asbestos largely fails for not complying with state law governing disclosure of carcinogens and the misrepresentation claims lack of specificity, a federal judge said April 27 (Louisa Gutierrez, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., et al., No. 19-1345, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83556)....