Judge Preliminarily Approves $72.5M Settlement In Asbestos-Talc Conspiracy Case

Mealey's (September 22, 2020, 8:55 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge on Sept. 3 granted preliminary approval to a $72.5 million settlement resolving claims that talc defendants and their attorneys hid or destroyed evidence of asbestos contamination (Kimberlee Williams, et al. v. BASF Catalysts LLC., et al., No. 11-1754, D. N.J.)....