Plaintiff Awarded $26.6M From J&J Says Affiliate’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t Stay Case

Mealey's (October 26, 2021, 9:34 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. —  The automatic stay in the bankruptcy of a recently created entity designed to shelter Johnson & Johnson from talc liability does not extend to a case where it is a third party, and relevant law permits pursuit of claims against the now dissolved Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., a woman awarded $26.6 million by a jury told a California judge Oct. 18....