( June 19, 2024, 2:11 PM EDT) -- BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Various Johnson & Johnson (J&J) entities failed in their bid to strike asbestos-talc allegations against them in a Connecticut court when the judge found sufficient allegations of successor liability. Meanwhile, briefing wrapped up June 18 on the defendants’ two attempts at precluding the plaintiff from “improper conduct,” such as tacking an oversized poster to a courtroom wall and stacking books on the counsels’ table to “build a fort with them.”...