( August 3, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT) -- BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Connecticut Appellate Court denied a motion to dismiss an appeal by Johnson & Johnson entities challenging a $25 million asbestos verdict just days after the companies filed an opening brief arguing, among other things, that the trial judge improperly excluded fact-based testimony about Johnson & Johnson’s belief that its talc was safe offered to demonstrate the company’s state of mind and not as scientific fact....