(October 7, 2022, 12:54 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey federal bankruptcy judge has halted consumer protection lawsuits filed by New Mexico and Mississippi against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and others seeking civil penalties for allegedly defrauding customers by selling talcum powder products containing asbestos, finding that allowing the state’s actions to continue will jeopardize the ability of J&J spinoff and Chapter 11 debtor LTL Management LLC to successfully reorganize....