Johnson & Johnson, Mining Companies Battle Over Asbestos Indemnity Claims

Mealey's (September 18, 2020, 10:55 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — Indemnity claims filed by two talc mining companies against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for asbestos claims do not belong in the court overseeing the Chapter 11 case of another talc supplier, Imerys Talc America Inc., J&J says in a Sept. 16 reply in Delaware federal bankruptcy court in support of its bid 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.)....