Johnson & Johnson’s plan to settle thousands of talc-related lawsuits through bankruptcy was shot down in court.

Johnson & Johnson has signaled that it will attempt to disqualify certain plaintiffs' lawyers and use other aggressive litigation tactics as it resumes defending tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer after three failed attempts to resolve the cases in a bankruptcy settlement.

A judge dismissed an attempt to use a bankruptcy court to resolve tens of thousands of claims that the company’s talcum power products caused cancer.