November 04, 2024
A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Monday she will likely give a pair of talc producers permission to send their Chapter 11 plans out for a creditor vote, saying she was satisfied with the changes made since last week.
October 29, 2024
A pair of talc producers on Tuesday presented a Delaware bankruptcy judge with a revised Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement they say will hopefully answer the concerns and objections raised by the judge, talc injury claimants and insurance carriers.
October 28, 2024
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday told a pair of talc producers that the proposed creditor voting procedures on their joint Chapter 11 plans will need some work to avoid a repeat of the voting problems that derailed a previous attempt to settle asbestos injury claims.
October 18, 2024
Johnson & Johnson, Imerys Talc, Cyprus Mines, Takeoff Technologies and SunPower Corp. all fielded objections to their Chapter 11 bankruptcies, from their creditors' committees or the Office of the U.S. Trustee or both, with the U.S. Trustee largely raising concerns about overbroad releases.
October 15, 2024
The latest bankruptcy case of a Johnson & Johnson talc unit survived a motion to transfer the proceedings to New Jersey, decades-old hardware store chain True Value commenced a Chapter 11 case and the update plan disclosure statement for the parent of Bally Sports regional sports networks were approved by a Texas judge. This is the week in bankruptcy.
October 11, 2024
A group of secured lenders to food giant Del Monte have asked Delaware's Chancery Court to find a liability management transaction was an event of default for an original loan, insurers are hoping two seasoned mediators will be able to iron out a long-running dispute with a bankrupt New York diocese, and lawyers for cancer patients say a bankrupt talc miner's Chapter 11 plan would result in uneven recoveries for personal injury claimants.
October 08, 2024
A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a $505 million settlement between a pair of talc producers and Johnson & Johnson after overruling an objection by a group of insurers to the deal, which would resolve several ongoing disputes with J&J over talc injury claims.
September 25, 2024
A pair of talc producers defended their proposed $505 million liability settlement with Johnson & Johnson at a hearing in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday, arguing that an objection from a group of insurers shouldn't derail an agreement that they believe would benefit claimants who alleged they were exposed to asbestos-contaminated talc.
August 15, 2024
Two bankrupt former talc suppliers defended their proposed $505 million liability deal with Johnson & Johnson on Thursday before a Delaware bankruptcy judge who authorized discovery into the settlement by objecting insurers.
August 02, 2024
A Delaware bankruptcy judge should reject a settlement between Johnson & Johnson and its former talc suppliers, a group of insurance companies said, arguing a proposed $505 million acquisition of Imerys and Cyprus Mines' indemnity claims also gives away the insurers' claims against Johnson & Johnson.