Bankruptcy Judge Asks District Court To Decide If Asbestos Was In Debtor’s Talc

( May 15, 2025, 1:58 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal district court should decide the threshold question of whether any of the talc sold by BMI Oldco Inc. actually contained asbestos, before the talc mining company’s Chapter 11 case can go any further, the U.S. bankruptcy judge overseeing the case said in a May 14 report and recommendation issued sua sponte....