( September 8, 2026, 8:08 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A non-debtor affiliate of Barretts Minerals Inc. subject to suit for testing of talc told the California Supreme Court it is not subject to jurisdiction in California and is entitled to an explanation from the appellate court for why it denied a writ. But in an answer, the plaintiff says it is the testing that allowed the talc to find its way to the state....