Imerys Allowed To Participate In Appeal Of $117M State Court Judgments

Mealey's (December 16, 2020, 12:30 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware federal bankruptcy judge on Dec. 15 modified the automatic stay in the Chapter 11 case of talc supplier Imerys Talc America Inc. to allow it to participate as a respondent in an appeal by talc retailer Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (J&J) of a $117 million jury award against the companies in New Jersey state court for a couple’s asbestos talc personal injury claims (In re:  Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-bk-10289, D. Del. Bkcy.)....