Asbestos-Talc Defendant Removes Claims, Asks For Transfer To Texas, Stay

( September 10, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE —  In a quartet of filings in a pair of cases, American International Industries and related entities removed a couple’s claims against them, noted that the asbestos-talc action related to BMI Oldco Inc.’s ongoing bankruptcy and asked for transfer to a Texas federal court set to consider whether BMI’s talc contained sufficient levels of asbestos to cause disease and for a stay of litigation while the court makes its determination....