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J&J to Pay $700 Million to Settle Talc Baby Powder Investigation

 

Johnson & Johnson’s $700 million deal will resolve a talcum powder investigation a group of 43 State Attorneys Generals launched. J&J is accused of not warning people about potential health risks linked to its talc-based baby powder.  This latest settlement won’t resolve thousands of other lawsuits that claim the company’s talc-based products cause cancer. In […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, johnson, Litigation, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, settlement

J&J to Pay $700 Million to Settle Talc Baby Powder Investigation

 

Johnson & Johnson’s $700 million deal will resolve a talcum powder investigation a group of 43 State Attorneys Generals launched. J&J is accused of not warning people about potential health risks linked to its talc-based baby powder.  This latest settlement won’t resolve thousands of other lawsuits that claim the company’s talc-based products cause cancer. In […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Legal, Mesothelioma News

Philadelphia Teachers Sue Over Right to Protest Asbestos Hazards

 

Three educators filed a federal lawsuit against the School District of Philadelphia over their first amendment right to publicly demand answers about asbestos inside classrooms. The suit claims their rights were violated when the district allegedly punished them for a protest in 2021. Plaintiffs include teachers Ethan Tannen and Carolyn Gray, as well as now […]

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Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary’s Talc Bankruptcy Denied Again

 

A U.S. judge denied a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary’s bankruptcy filing for a second time this year, hindering the company’s effort to resolve tens of thousands of talc-related lawsuits.  U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan ruled that LTL Management, the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, was not in “financial distress” and dismissed the filing. The ruling is […]

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Asbestos Disease Clinic in Libby, Montana, Must Pay $6M for False Claims

 

An acclaimed health clinic in a small Montana mining town known for treating asbestos patients has been ordered to pay almost $6 million in penalties and damages. The Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic, known as CARD, faced a federal False Claims Act case filed by BNSF Railway in 2019. In June a jury found […]

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