Johnson & Johnson Seeks Dismissal Of Mining Companies' Indemnity Claims

(August 24, 2020, 9:00 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delaware federal bankruptcy court should dismiss indemnity claims filed by two talc mining companies against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) because they are state law contract claims that don't belong in the court overseeing the Chapter 11 case of another talc supplier, Imerys Talc America Inc., J&J says in a July 29 motion to dismiss the claims (In re:  Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al. [Cyprus Mines Corporation, et al. v. Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al., Chapter 11 No. 19-10289, Adv. Proc. No. 20-ap-50626, D. Del. Bkcy.)....