Insolvency case
In re Red River Talc LLC
- Authority
- US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Case number
- Not confirmed in the records read
- Filed or opened
- 20 September 2024
- Organization
- Johnson & Johnson
- Current stage
- Plan confirmation denied by Judge Christopher Lopez on 31 March 2025. J&J chose the tort system over an appeal.
- Outcome
- Plan not confirmed. Claims returned to the tort system.
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Outdated86Johnson & Johnson said in September 2024 that its subsidiary Red River Talc LLC had filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 case to resolve all current and future ovarian cancer talc claims.Company statement, 20 September 20244 records citedCorporate status
Sources
- S4Tier B Johnson & Johnson to Return to Tort System to Defeat Meritless Talc ClaimsJohnson & Johnson. Company statement. 31 March 2025.J&J's report of the denial of the Red River plan and its reserve reversal. The court ruling itself was not read.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S8Tier C Bankruptcy judge denies J&J settlement plan related to baby powder containing talcAssociated Press (via KSAT). Press report. 1 April 2025.Report by Michelle Chapman naming Judge Christopher Lopez of the Houston division as the judge who denied the Red River plan. It does not give a case number.Link working, checked 25 October 2026