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

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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State Funding Will Help Pennsylvania Schools Remove Asbestos

 

A new grant program with $75 million in state funding aims to keep Pennsylvania school children safe. According to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, the money will be allocated to more than 100 schools, districts and education centers statewide to remediate asbestos and mold, improve school water infrastructure and install treatment devices to reduce lead exposure. […]

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State Funding Will Help Pennsylvania Schools Remove Asbestos

 

A new grant program with $75 million in state funding aims to keep Pennsylvania school children safe. According to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, the money will be allocated to more than 100 schools, districts and education centers statewide to remediate asbestos and mold, improve school water infrastructure and install treatment devices to reduce lead exposure. […]

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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 Poses Risk in Schools Nationwide

 

Several schools in the U.S. are dealing with recent asbestos discoveries. Exposure concerns are causing disruptions just as students are back or heading back to school across the country, with delays, remediation efforts and safety fears.  In Maine, the discovery of asbestos at Bowdoinham Community School has delayed the school year. North Carolina is conducting […]

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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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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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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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