Barretts Minerals Fights to Keep Bankruptcy Case in Texas

null By Becky YerakNov. 28, 2023 5:28 pm ET|WSJ ProFacing hundreds of personal injury lawsuits, Barretts Minerals, a former Pfizer business, sought chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Photo: JOHANNA GERON/REUTERSTalc supplier Barretts Minerals is challenging an effort by creditors, including tort claimants, to move its chapter 11 bankruptcy case from Texas to Montana, where the business is based.Facing hundreds of personal injury lawsuits, the former Pfizer minerals business filed for bankruptcy protection in October in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Barretts supplied talc for cosmetic products alleged to have caused injuries primarily from exposure to asbestos supposedly contained in the products.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

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Barretts Minerals Fights to Keep Bankruptcy Case in Texas

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By Becky Yerak

Nov. 28, 2023 5:28 pm ET|WSJ Pro

Facing hundreds of personal injury lawsuits, Barretts Minerals, a former Pfizer business, sought chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Photo: JOHANNA GERON/REUTERS

Talc supplier Barretts Minerals is challenging an effort by creditors, including tort claimants, to move its chapter 11 bankruptcy case from Texas to Montana, where the business is based.

Facing hundreds of personal injury lawsuits, the former Pfizer minerals business filed for bankruptcy protection in October in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Barretts supplied talc for cosmetic products alleged to have caused injuries primarily from exposure to asbestos supposedly contained in the products.