Parties Brief Precedent In Asbestos-Talc Concealment Class Certification Issue

Mealey's (July 25, 2023, 9:54 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Parties in July briefed a federal judge in New Jersey on the impact of a recent Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opinion and how it impacts Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) motion to deny class certification and strike allegations that it secured favorable settlements and dismissal by fraudulently concealing the presence of asbestos in talc from tort plaintiffs....