Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc.

  1. September 15, 2025

    3rd Circ. Backs Talc Co.'s Ch. 11, Hooters Must Split Royalties

    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.

  2. March 10, 2025

    Judge Romance Row Remanded, Ch. 11 Plans Approved

    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.

  3. March 06, 2025

    Whittaker Says $535M Settlement Is Best For Talc Creditors

    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.

  4. March 03, 2025

    Whittaker Talc Claimants Call $535M Ch. 11 Deal Far Too Low

    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.

  5. January 13, 2025

    Giuliani Held In Contempt Again, EPA Slams $535M Talc Deal

    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.

  6. January 08, 2025

    EPA Slams $535M Talc Settlement In Whittaker's Ch. 11

    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.

  7. October 30, 2024

    Whittaker Files Ch. 11 Plan Amid Dispute With Talc Claimants

    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.

  8. September 04, 2024

    Whittaker Seeks $535M Deal In Talc Cases Tied To Berkshire

    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.

  9. August 13, 2024

    Judge Rules Talc Claims Property Of Whittaker Ch. 11 Estate

    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.

  10. April 04, 2024

    Judge Denies New Official Committee In Talc Ch. 11

    A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has rejected a bid by an ad hoc group to form an official committee of unsecured commercial creditors in the bankruptcy of talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc., saying the group had not shown it was insufficiently well-represented.