Judge: Jurisdiction Argument Fails, But Asbestos Case May Belong In Talc MDL

Mealey's (March 20, 2019, 1:26 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — Asbestos defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. argues the wrong standard in urging jurisdictional dismissal, a federal judge in Missouri said March 15.  On the court’s own March 15 motion, it asked the parties for briefing on whether a mesothelioma case belongs in the federal talc multidistrict litigation (Shawnee D. Douglas v. Imerys Talc America Inc., et al., No. 18-1141, E.D. Mo.)....