J&J Spinoff Decries Law Firm’s Fee Request After Bankruptcy Case Dismissed

( October 20, 2025, 3:39 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A law firm that once represented a committee of asbestos talc claimants who were opposed to the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for the latest Johnson & Johnson (J&J) spinoff, Red River Talc LLC, cannot seek compensation from the bankruptcy estate for its later representation of an official committee of claimants who were in favor of the plan because its retention was never approved and the firm lacks standing to seek retention on its own, the debtor says in an objection to the firm’s final fee application in Texas federal bankruptcy court....