J&J, Asbestos-Talc Fraud Plaintiffs Reach Settlement In Principle

(January 16, 2024, 4:31 PM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A class action claiming that Johnson & Johnson defrauded tort litigants by withholding information about the presence of asbestos in talc appears to have resolved after a federal judge in New Jersey on Jan. 12 entered a text order on the docket administratively terminating pending motions to dismiss or strike the class clams after being told that the parties reached a settlement in principle....