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Photo: Imago/Zuma Press By Jonathan Randles Updated Jan. 30, 2023 1:09 pm ET | WSJ Pro A federal appeals court rejected Johnson & Johnson 's plan to use a legal strategy to push about 38,000 talc lawsuits into bankruptcy court, hampering the controversial tactic the company and a handful of other profitable businesses have used to move mass personal-injury cases to chapter 11. The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday dismissed the chapter 11 case of J&J subsidiary LTL Management LLC, which the consumer-health-goods giant created in 2021 to move to bankruptcy court the mass lawsuits alleging its talc-based baby powder products caused cancer. [wsj-logo-b] Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership View Membership Options Already a member? Sign In Resume Subscription We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. You will be charged $ + tax (if applicable) for The Wall Street Journal. 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