J&J, Bausch Say Class Can’t Meet Fraud Standard In UCL Asbestos-Talc Appeal

Mealey's (October 12, 2021, 10:26 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California unfair competition law and related class claims involving allegations that two companies improperly advertised consumer talc as free from asbestos all sound in fraud and do not meet the heightened pleading standard for such claims, the companies tell the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an Oct. 8 joint answering brief....