J&J Unit Wins Bid To Revive Talc Libel Suit With New Basis

By Carla Baranauckas · March 2, 2026, 4:37 PM EST

A New Jersey federal judge has revived a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson talc subsidiary's trade libel claim over a 2020 scientific article linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma, finding that new...

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Case Information

Case Title

PECOS RIVER TALC LLCC v. MOLINE

Case Number

3:23-cv-02990

Court

New Jersey

Nature of Suit

Other Fraud

Date Filed

May 31, 2023