3rd Circuit Dismisses As Moot Insurers’ Appeal Of Asbestos Debtors, J&J Deal

( November 4, 2026, 9:15 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a mandate for a nonprecedential panel opinion dismissing an appeal by insurers of asbestos talc debtors Imerys Talc America Inc. and Cyprus Mines Corp. seeking to overturn approval of a $280 million settlement with talc seller Johnson & Johnson for a dispute over indemnification rights for defense of asbestos personal injury claims....