US Judge Halts Johnson & Johnson Talc Litigation for 60 Days

A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder in a photo illustration taken in New York on Feb. 24, 2016. Mike Segar/Illustration/Reuters

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Wednesday put a 60-day halt on tens of thousands of legal claims against Johnson & Johnson that allege its talc-based products cause cancer.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley ordered the halt at a hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina.