( April 28, 2023, 11:49 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Former leading talc supplier and frequent asbestos lawsuit defendant Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc. (WCD) has filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey federal bankruptcy court, with a company official saying in an April 27 declaration that in recent years the company has been “engulfed” in litigation and is currently spending $1 million a month on defense costs....