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PECOS RIVER TALC LLCC v. MOLINE
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March 02, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge has revived a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson talc subsidiary's trade libel claim over a 2020 scientific article linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma, finding that new evidence and allegations concerning the authenticity of the author's data are enough to survive a motion to dismiss.
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January 12, 2026
Genesis healthcare named its new stalking horse bidder in a rerun of its asset auction, a New Jersey federal judge signaled an intent to restart Johnson & Johnson's libel claim against the author of an article linking talc to mesothelioma and solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables snagged approval of a $285 million sale of certain assets.
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January 06, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge has indicated she is planning to grant a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson talc subsidiary's bid to revive its trade libel claim over a scientific article linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma.
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November 21, 2025
A doctor being sued by Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc subsidiary pushed back on the unit's bid to revive its trade libel claim over a scientific article she wrote linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma, arguing it failed to cite any evidence that undermines the court's finding that the article was a nonactionable statement of scientific opinion.
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May 28, 2025
The Third Circuit on Wednesday granted a bid by Johnson & Johnson's talc liability unit to stay briefing in its appeal seeking to revive a libel case over a scientific article linking talcum power to mesothelioma.
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May 01, 2025
A Johnson & Johnson talc unit has asked a New Jersey federal court to reinstate its libel suit over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma, arguing that newly discovered evidence shows statements in the article are false.
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July 01, 2024
A New Jersey federal judge has tossed a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson unit's libel suit over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma, ruling the challenged statements in the article are scientific conclusions protected by the First Amendment.
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May 16, 2024
A bankrupt Johnson & Johnson unit's libel claims over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma intrigued a New Jersey federal judge during an oral argument on Thursday, prompting her to muse that the author's consideration of other exposures seemed to bolster the study at issue.
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September 11, 2023
A doctor being sued by Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc subsidiary for trade libel over a scientific article she wrote linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma is urging a New Jersey federal judge to throw out the case, saying the courts are not the place to challenge her scientific conclusions.