( June 25, 2026, 9:02 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge adopted a bankruptcy court’s recommendation that he determine the threshold issue of whether any talc sold by Chapter 11 debtor BMI Oldco Inc. “contained sufficient quantity and form of asbestos to potentially cause mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases” before the talc mining company’s bankruptcy case can proceed to the reorganization plan stage....