New Evidence Revives J&J Spinoff’s Trade Libel Suit Against Talc Study Author

( March 4, 2026, 1:05 PM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge hearing a trade libel case filed by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) spinoff Pecos River Talc LLC against the author of a scientific study on asbestos in talc products has granted the spinoff relief from the judge’s dismissal of the suit and allowed it to amend its complaint after the company presented new evidence....