Parties Submit Report from Meet and Confer in Talc MDL; Updates Include Protective Order, ESI Protocol and Plaintiff Fact Sheets

NEWARK, N.J. – The parties involved in the federal multidistrict litigation docket for talcum powder claims have indicated that they have agreed on a protective order and that they are still in discussions on alternative options to a Plaintiff Fact Sheet.

The parties outlined the developments in a March 3 letter to Judges Freda L. Wolfson and Lois H. Goodman of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The parties noted that weekly meet and confer conference calls have been held weekly as requested by the court. On the March 1 call, the parties discussed the Protective …