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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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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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World Health Organization Says Talc is “Probably Carcinogenic”

The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer finds talc “probably” causes cancer. The key reason for the finding is because the mineral used in products such as cosmetics, talcum powders, children’s toys and even food can be contaminated with asbestos. The cancer research agency reports there’s “strong mechanistic evidence” the mineral can […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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FL Jury Fails to Agree on J&J Talc Verdict

Bob Sugarman sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company’s talc products caused the death of his wife, Marilyn Seskin, MD. The case has ended in a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.  The jury note the judge read aloud in court stated: “We are hopelessly deadlocked with absolutely, positively no […]

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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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