December 01, 2023
A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday told counsel for Barretts he will need to hear more arguments before he can decide whether the talc miner's Chapter 11 case belongs in a Texas courtroom.
November 28, 2023
Barretts Minerals Inc. told a Texas bankruptcy judge that its case should remain in Texas rather than be transferred to Montana because it is more convenient for major witnesses and the company's ties to Texas are significant and legitimate.
November 27, 2023
The Texas bankruptcy case of Barretts Minerals Inc. should be moved to Montana because the company's ties to Texas are tenuous, the Future Claimants Representative for asbestos victims told the court Monday.
October 03, 2023
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted talc mining company Barretts Minerals Inc. permission to tap into half of its $30 million debtor-in-possession financing and continue paying employees, taxes and suppliers as it seeks bids for an asset sale.
October 02, 2023
Minerals Technologies Inc. put its talc-mining subsidiary into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas on Monday, seeking to sell the business and use the proceeds to fund a settlement trust for alleged victims who claim in a growing number of lawsuits that they were exposed to talc contaminated with asbestos.