September 30, 2026
Talc claimants in Barretts Minerals Inc.'s bankruptcy have urged the Fifth Circuit to stop a planned trial in Texas federal district court on whether talc sold by Barretts contained cancer-causing asbestos, saying the trial court's "unlawful" proposal to weigh an issue affecting some 800 individualized claims in a single proceeding violates U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
September 15, 2026
The unsecured creditors committee in the Chapter 11 case of Barretts Minerals has accused the former talc supplier's parent of not delivering on its promises to fund the proceeding, asserting that this has left the debtor administratively insolvent and its three-year-old bankruptcy in need of dismissal.
July 23, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge has abated proceedings in Barretts Minerals Inc.'s Chapter 11 case, canceling a key hearing on a proposed plan, until a district court decides whether its talc contained cancer-causing asbestos, as alleged by creditors.
July 06, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge Monday scheduled an evidentiary hearing to gauge the probability of confirming Barretts Minerals Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan, as the former talc miner faces possible dismissal of its nearly three-year-old bankruptcy.