Imerys Talc America Files Notice of Appeal Challenging Order on Jurisdiction in Talcum Powder Case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –– Imerys Talc America has filed a notice of appeal in a talcum powder case, indicating its intent to challenge a court order rejecting the defendant’s position that the court could not exercise jurisdiction over it since the company is not at home in Florida.

The notice of appeal was filed in the Florida 17th Judicial Circuit for Broward County on Dec. 8; the defendant also filed a motion to stay the same day, saying that if it is subjected to the personal jurisdiction of the court during the pendency of the appeal, it will be “irreparably …