LTL Management LLC

  1. October 06, 2023

    J&J Unit Wants To Slash $27M Fees For Talc Claim Lawyers

    The Johnson & Johnson unit that twice filed for bankruptcy amid a wave of litigation over talc products is asking a New Jersey bankruptcy court to slash $27 million of fees requested by lawyers and other professionals who work for cancer victims pursuing claims against the company.

  2. September 08, 2023

    J&J Talc Unit Questions Distress Need In Ch. 11 Appeal

    The talc unit of Johnson & Johnson laid out the basis for an appeal of the dismissal of its Chapter 11 case Friday, saying it questions the need for the business to be in financial distress to file for bankruptcy in good faith.

  3. August 11, 2023

    NJ Judge Won't Impose 6 Month Ch. 11 Bar On J&J Talc Unit

    A New Jersey bankruptcy judge entered the dismissal of the second Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson's talc unit on Friday, but rejected the talc claimants' request to prohibit the company from making future bankruptcy filings for six months.

  4. August 03, 2023

    Judge Tosses Firm's Bid To Boot Future J&J Talc Claims Rep

    The New Jersey bankruptcy judge presiding over Johnson & Johnson's attempts to settle talc claims through Chapter 11 rejected a law firm's motion to disqualify attorney Randi S. Ellis from acting as future claims representative for mesothelioma patients, issuing a terse finding that the request "lacks any legal or factual basis."

  5. August 02, 2023

    J&J Unit's Talc Claimants Seek Temporary Bar On 3rd Ch. 11

    Talc claimants who obtained dismissal of Johnson & Johnson's talc unit's bankruptcy case last week want to prohibit the company from filing a third Chapter 11 case for six months, a move the company said would endanger any potential talc claim settlements.

  6. July 28, 2023

    J&J Again Fails To Get Talc Claims Handled In Bankruptcy

    A New Jersey bankruptcy judge dismissed the Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson's talc unit Friday, saying the company's second attempt at addressing thousands of talc injury claims didn't meet the standards for financial distress.

  7. July 18, 2023

    Talc Claimants' Rep. Slams 'Outrageous Antics' In DQ Bid

    The future claims representative in the J&J talc liability unit's bankruptcy case blasted a motion to remove her over an informal dinner meeting with J&J's chief negotiator and others as "frivolous, malicious [and] unprofessional" in New Jersey bankruptcy court this week.

  8. July 13, 2023

    Talc Claimants' Rep. Faces DQ Bid Over Dinner With J&J Atty

    A law firm representing mesothelioma patients asked a New Jersey federal judge to disqualify attorney Randi S. Ellis from representing future claimants in the bankruptcy case of Johnson & Johnson's talc liability unit after Ellis was allegedly photographed dining without her counsel with J&J's chief negotiator and two members of the ad hoc committee that supports the unit's bankruptcy plan.

  9. July 11, 2023

    Top Product Liability Cases Of 2023: Midyear Review

    A recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion that expanded states' jurisdiction over out-of-state companies, billions of dollars in settlements over so-called "forever" chemicals, and a verdict over Tesla's autopilot technology are among the top product liability cases so far in 2023.

  10. July 07, 2023

    LTL Again Takes Aim At Doctors Linking Talc To Mesothelioma

    The bankrupt talc unit of Johnson & Johnson filed suit Friday in New Jersey federal court against three doctors the company claims have damaged its talc business through publication of articles linking talc use to mesothelioma using "junk science."