Bankruptcy Judge Closes Chapter 11 Case Of ‘Gone With The Wind’ Cosmetics Company

( December 9, 2025, 2:47 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal bankruptcy judge in California entered a final decree and order closing the Chapter 11 Subchapter V asbestos talc case of family-run cosmetics business Ben Nye Co. Inc., whose founder gained fame through his work on motion pictures and was forced into filing for bankruptcy protection for his company by asbestos personal injury litigation....