Now In Federal Court, J&J Granted More Time In Asbestos-Talc Fraud Class Suit

Mealey's (June 30, 2022, 2:49 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on June 15 granted Johnson & Johnson (J&J) an additional month to respond to a class action’s fraud claims after the company argued that additional time was needed because the parties disagree over whether the stay in the bankruptcy case of talc supplier Imerys Talc America Inc. bars plaintiffs from pursuing claims that J&J withheld and destroyed evidence of asbestos contamination in talc....