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Judge Overturns $260M J&J Mesothelioma Talc Verdict

A new trial is being ordered in Oregon after a judge overturned a jury’s $260 million mesothelioma verdict against Johnson & Johnson. Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge of the Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court granted J&J’s motion. Judge von Ter Stegge will soon release a written statement explaining her decision. Plaintiff Kyung Lee plans […]

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Judge Overturns $260M J&J Mesothelioma Talc Verdict

A new trial is being ordered in Oregon after a judge overturned a jury’s $260 million mesothelioma verdict against Johnson & Johnson. Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge of the Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court granted J&J’s motion. Judge von Ter Stegge will soon release a written statement explaining her decision. Plaintiff Kyung Lee plans […]

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Johnson & Johnson to Pay Additional $1.1B in Talc Settlement

Johnson & Johnson is adding $1.1 billion to its proposed talc settlement of $6.475 billion to resolve approximately 62,000 personal injury talc lawsuits. If given final approval, the $7.575 billion settlement would be paid over the course of more than 25 years.  The lawsuits that are part of this settlement claim asbestos-contaminated talc in J&J’s […]

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Asbestos Clinic Appealing $6M in Fines and Penalties

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic, known as CARD, is asking an appeals court to reverse a 2023 ruling. A jury verdict found the Montana-based health clinic filed 337 false claims for patients who received Medicare and other benefits they weren’t qualified to receive. CARD was then on the hook for nearly $6M in […]

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Jury Awards $63M in Mesothelioma Case Against J&J

A jury in South Carolina has awarded Michael Perry $63.4 million. Perry, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 2023, filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, claiming daily use of the company’s talc-based baby powder caused his cancer.  The jury also found co-defendant American International Industries negligent and liable. AII is a California-based cosmetics […]

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Avon Files for Bankruptcy Over Debt from Talc Lawsuits

Avon Products Inc. has filed for bankruptcy as it faces 200 lawsuits related to its talc-based products. Plaintiffs claim their cancer diagnoses are the result of asbestos contamination in the company’s products. According to an Avon press release, the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection move is meant to “address its debt and legacy talc liabilities.”  The […]

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Johnson & Johnson Secures Votes for $6.475 B Talc Settlement

More than 75% of plaintiffs have voted to support Johnson & Johnson’s proposed plan to settle roughly 61,000 lawsuits for $6.475 billion, according to Bloomberg. This could clear the way for a possible third J&J bankruptcy attempt.  The company has tried unsuccessfully for years to use the “Texas Two-Step” strategy to transfer its legal liabilities to […]

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Jury Awards $24.4M in Talc Case Against Avon

A jury has awarded the family of a Chicago area mesothelioma survivor a $24.4 million verdict. The lawsuit named Avon Products, Inc. the defendant and alleged it processed and manufactured talc products contaminated with asbestos, causing Cipriano Ramirez’s exposure.  Ramirez worked as a janitor at Avon’s manufacturing facility in Morton Grove, Illinois in the 1980s. […]

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J&J Offers Its Former Talc Suppliers a $505M Settlement

Johnson & Johnson is proposing a settlement with mining companies Cyprus Mines Corporation and Imerys Talc America. If approved, J&J would initially pay $225 million and then an additional $280 million before the end of 2025.  Imerys Talc America, once a subsidiary of Cyprus Mines, was J&J’s sole talc supplier for its baby powder. Both […]

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J&J Lawsuit Against Scientist Over Cancer Research Dismissed

U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner dismissed Johnson & Johnson’s libel claim against scientist Dr. Jacqueline Moline. J&J filed its lawsuit after Dr. Moline, the chair of occupational medicine at Northwell Health, published a paper in 2020 drawing a connection between talc-based products and cancer.  Dr. Moline’s paper discussed a connection between exposure to asbestos-contaminated talcum […]

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Talc Plaintiffs Lose Bid to Prevent Proposed J&J Bankruptcy

A federal judge has blocked a group of cancer patients who were attempting to stop Johnson & Johnson from filing for bankruptcy. The plaintiffs filed an order in June 2024 asking a federal judge to block J&J’s latest bankruptcy plans. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp said he couldn’t grant the motion because any harm from […]

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Second Class Action Lawsuit Against J&J Seeks Medical Coverage

Law firms that recently filed a class action lawsuit seeking to block Johnson & Johnson’s latest bankruptcy attempt have filed a new suit. This latest class action lawsuit seeks coverage of doctor visits and cancer screenings for women who used J&J’s talc-based products. This case, like the suit the firms filed last month, is before […]

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Supreme Court Rules Insurers Have Say in Asbestos Bankruptcies

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the Court’s unanimous ruling that Truck Insurance Exchange had the right to a seat at the table when asbestos companies Kaiser Gypsum Co. and Hanson Permanente Cement filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The court ruled Truck Insurance is a “party of interest.” Kaiser and its parent company Hanson […]

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J&J Reaches $700 Million Talc Settlement

Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle an investigation concerning the marketing practices of its talc-based products. The multimillion-dollar settlement resolves charges that J&J misled people to believe its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder and Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower, were safe. The company is also facing more than 61,000 lawsuits […]

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J&J Must Pay $260M in Asbestos Talc Lawsuit

An Oregon jury awarded a woman $260 million in punitive and compensatory damages after she claimed Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder caused her mesothelioma diagnosis. The multimillion-dollar verdict from the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court is the latest against the company in connection to its talc-based baby powder.  Doctors in 2023 diagnosed Lee, 48, with […]

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