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Class Action Suit Claims J&J Bankruptcy Filings Are Fraudulent

 

A group of cancer patients are bringing a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. The suit alleges J&J’s Chapter 11 attempts are calculated tactics to avoid thousands of pending talcum powder lawsuits.  The five plaintiffs filed their suit – Murphy et al. v. LTL Management Inc. et al., Case No.3:24-CV-06320 – in the U.S. […]

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Jury Awards $15M in Talc Product Liability Case

 

A Connecticut jury awarded $15 million to the family of a man who died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos at work more than half a century ago. The jury concluded 81-year-old Nicholas Barone developed mesothelioma from contaminated talc used in plastics manufacturing. Lawyers for Kathryn Barone, Nicholas Barone’s widow, presented evidence he was […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, johnson, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

New Research Links Talcum Powder to Ovarian Cancer

 

According to new research released in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, applying talcum powder to the genitals can cause ovarian cancer. The study also found the risk of ovarian cancer is higher for people who used talc-based powder for longer periods of time or more frequently.  This research from the National Institutes of Health could […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Cancer (Non-Meso), Companies, johnson, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, talc, Talcum powder

J&J Offers to Pay $6.475B to Settle Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits

 

Johnson and Johnson’s subsidiary LLT Management LLC has agreed to pay $6.475 billion to settle current and future claims that its talc-based products caused ovarian cancer. This is an attempt to try and resolve nearly 54,000 talc cases still awaiting trial against the company.  J&J says the proposition would settle 99.75% of the remaining talc […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Product, talc, Talcum powder

Makeup Brand Ben Nye Files for Bankruptcy to Avoid Talc Lawsuits

 

Professional makeup brand Ben Nye, popular with film, stage and modeling makeup artists, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the midst of lawsuits. The suits claim its products contain asbestos-contaminated talc. The move could allow the company to reorganize while putting its many talc lawsuits on hold.  The company says it stopped using talc […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, Doctors/Specialists, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

ADAO Webinar Recap: Firefighting and Legacy Asbestos

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization held a webinar this week highlighting the need for a total asbestos ban and the dangers of legacy asbestos, which is found in older buildings, schools and homes. ADAO Co-Founder Linda Reinstein led the webinar and introduced the panelists of experts.  Dr. Raja Flores, Dr. Dan Whu and Greg Russell […]

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Federal Jury Says BNSF Railway Played a Part in Libby Deaths

 

A federal jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a wrongful death lawsuit finds BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of Thomas Wells and Joyce Walder. Jurors agreed with the plaintiff’s argument that asbestos-contaminated vermiculite in the railyard was a considerable factor in these deaths. The estates of Wells and Walder filed the wrongful […]

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J&J Ordered to Pay $45M in Talc Baby Powder Lawsuit

 

An Illinois jury’s verdict orders defendants Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue to pay $45 million to the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma. The plaintiffs in the case were the family of Theresa Garcia whose lawsuit claimed J&J’s talc-based baby powder was tainted with asbestos.  The jury found Kenvue 70% responsible for Garcia’s […]

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Dutch Company Claims Asbestos Removal from Building Materials

 

Asbester, a company in the Netherlands, claims it can convert asbestos-containing products into non-hazardous construction materials. Located in Rotterdam, Asbester aims to permanently eliminate the harmful global waste problem of asbestos from ending up in landfills. Using a unique denaturing process, large sheets of asbestos cement are drenched in water, heated, shredded and then turned […]

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Trial Underway Against Warren Buffett’s Railway Company

 

A trial has begun over BNSF Railway’s transporting of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from mines in Libby, Montana that closed in 1990. Investor and businessman Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. purchased the railway in 2010. BNSF is accused of negligence and wrongful death. The suit claims the railway is responsible for failing to control asbestos-contaminated dust from […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, johnson, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, talc, Talcum powder

J&J Begins Another Trial Over Claims Its Talc Causes Cancer

 

Phil and Bernard Matthey’s wrongful death lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson has headed to trial. The suit claims the company is responsible for selling asbestos-contaminated baby powder that caused the death of the plaintiffs’ mother. Patricia Matthey died from ovarian cancer at the age of 72 In 2019. The Mattheys’ lawsuit notes their mother had […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Cancer (Non-Meso), Mesothelioma News

Philadelphia Teacher Sues District Over Asbestos-Related Cancer

 

Juan Namnun, an award-winning health and physical education teacher at Frankford High School in Philadelphia, was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma in 2022. His diagnosis led him to file a lawsuit against The School District of Philadelphia. Papillary carcinoma is a rare type of breast cancer. Following his diagnosis, Namnum underwent a double mastectomy, reconstructive surgery […]

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Photos Expose Hazardous Visits to Asbestos Town Continue

 

Recent photos document what appears to be an unauthorized visit to a former asbestos mining town. The Facebook photos show Dale Hawkins exploring old mine shafts in Wittenoom, Australia where toxic blue asbestos was mined several decades ago. Hawkins claims the pictures were from a trip in 2021, before it was officially illegal to enter […]

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Biden Administration Finalizes Chrysotile Asbestos Ban

 

Joining 50 other countries that have already banned asbestos, the United States is now banning chrysotile asbestos. The Biden administration has officially finalized the ban that follows decades of calls from survivors of asbestos-related diseases, medical professionals, veterans and first responders. Chrysotile asbestos, also known as white asbestos, continues to be imported into the U.S., […]

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Companies Fined $825K for Improper Asbestos Handling

 

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is imposing fines totaling $825,000 against several companies for improper handling, disposal and removal of materials containing asbestos. Since 2016, the AG’s Office has imposed more than $7.7 million in civil penalties. Among those included in recent consent judgments are the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, a redevelopment […]

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