California Court Says Bankruptcy Stay Doesn’t End Asbestos-Talc Appeal

Mealey's (October 28, 2021, 1:33 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California court on Oct. 21 said it doubted whether the automatic bankruptcy stay triggered by the merger-bankruptcy of a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary precluded resolution of the appeal before it and proceeded to make 21 changes to the original opinion but otherwise deny rehearing in a case reviving an action against a pair of Johnson & Johnson entities that involved “two starkly different expert perspectives,” the resolution of which the court said was the jury’s province....