Talc Supplier Hits Chapter 11 Seeking To Shed Increasing Asbestos Liabilities

(February 15, 2019, 9:54 AM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — Facing mounting asbestos injury litigation while maintaining that its talc product is safe, Johnson & Johnson supplier Imerys Talc America Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection Feb. 13 in Delaware federal bankruptcy court, seeking to continue its talc mining and distribution business and establish a trust to pay asbestos claims (In re:  Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-bk-10289, D. Del. Bkcy.)....