Talcum Powder MDL Parties Continue to Discuss Protocol on Newly Available TEM Grids Containing Talc Samples

NEWARK, N.J. –– Parties in the national multidistrict litigation docket for talcum powder personal injury claims are currently working on a protocol for inspecting newly available grids containing historical talc specimens sold by Imerys Talc America to Johnson & Johnson, according to a recent status report.

According to the status report filed Sept. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the testing of separate historical samples produced by the defendants is ongoing; experts for the plaintiffs expect that the testing will be completed by Oct. 1 in accordance with the court’s scheduling order.

The parties …