Attorneys within the second talc chapter sparred on Wednesday over the doable reappointment of a future claims consultant, whose function is important to resolving all of the most cancers litigation towards Johnson & Johnson by way of a Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Administration, which filed for Chapter 11 final month, moved to reappoint Randi Ellis, who served as the longer term claims consultant in its first chapter earlier than a federal appeals court docket threw the case out. As the longer term claims consultant, Ellis was tasked with guaranteeing that the pursuits of people identified with most cancers sooner or later had been thought of when drafting a chapter reorganization plan.
