‘Problematic’ Talc Securities-Class Ruling Requires Rehearing, J&J Warns

( September 16, 2025, 4:57 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A panel opinion allowing courts to put aside the rigorous analysis traditionally required for class certification and creating a new standard for price impact disclosures in securities actions will have a “problematic” influence in district court cases involving billions of dollars, Johnson & Johnson entities defending claims that they hid the presence of asbestos in talc from shareholders tell the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....