Magistrate Judge Quashes J&J Subpoenas Seeking Asbestos-Talc Media Messages

Mealey's (May 9, 2022, 1:48 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Two Johnson & Johnson entities have not shown that the private communications between the news media and attorneys or their asbestos expert is sufficiently relevant to securities litigation against the company over representations about its talc as to be discoverable, a federal magistrate judge in New Jersey said April 29 in quashing subpoenas....