DOJ Says J&J Talc Bankruptcy Violates Congressional Mass Tort Rules
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By Jonathan Randles
The U.S. Justice Department told a federal appeals court that Johnson & Johnson’s strategy for moving talc injury litigation to chapter 11 violates the regime Congress has authorized for litigating mass torts.
The U.S. Trustee Program, a Justice Department unit monitoring bankruptcy courts, said in a Thursday filing with…