April 27, 2026
The Third Circuit on Monday upheld its decision that Whittaker Clark & Daniels was authorized to file for Chapter 11 and certain claims against the defunct talc supplier's corporate successor belong to the debtor, not personal injury claimants.
September 15, 2025
The Third Circuit determined that the board of directors for former talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels had the power to put it into bankruptcy, despite the appointment of a receiver for its assets. The Catholic diocese for Oakland, California, has asked to end its Chapter 11, saying it has little hope for reaching a settlement with creditors. And debtors across the country secured confirmation of Chapter 11 plans.
March 10, 2025
A Texas federal judge sent part of a dispute over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with a onetime Jackson Walker partner back to the court where the disgraced jurist once oversaw high-profile insolvencies, ordering the CEO of a defunct barge operator to seek standing in Texas bankruptcy court.
March 06, 2025
Troubled talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge Thursday that a proposed $535 million settlement with Berkshire Hathaway-tied entities is the best hope talc injury claimants have to receive recoveries on their claims.
March 03, 2025
The official committee of talc claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Whittaker Clark & Daniels told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Monday that a $535 million settlement with Berkshire Hathaway entities that own the debtor is "a smack in the face" to the claimants and was an insider-negotiated deal.
January 13, 2025
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was held in contempt for a second time, Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt spinoff called Brown Rudnick's bid to represent an official committee of talc claimants "an ethical violation," and the federal government objected to a $535 million settlement that bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels reached regarding talc claims in its New Jersey Chapter 11 case.
January 08, 2025
The U.S. government objected to a $535 million settlement that bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels reached regarding talc claims in its New Jersey Chapter 11 case, saying the deal was built on faulty estimates of the company's environmental liabilities.
October 30, 2024
Bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. presented a Chapter 11 plan Monday that would be funded by a proposed $535 million settlement with its successors, but a dispute with the official committee of talc claimants could derail the plan.
September 04, 2024
Bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. asked a New Jersey bankruptcy court to approve a $535 million settlement that will resolve claims against companies including Berkshire Hathaway Inc., chemical distributor Brenntag and DB US Holding Corp.
August 13, 2024
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge ruled on Tuesday that third-party tort claims against the corporate successor of bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels are the property of the bankruptcy estate and can't be asserted by the individual claimants.