Barretts Minerals Asbestos Claimants Appeal Ruling Allowing Some Tort Actions

(April 8, 2024, 10:03 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of talc supplier Barretts Minerals Inc. (BMI) has appealed a Texas federal bankruptcy court order allowing claims against two affiliates over the testing of talc for asbestos to proceed in the tort system while all other claims remain stayed by the bankruptcy case....