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Top Mesothelioma Hospitals Lead Best Cancer Hospitals List

 

U.S. News & World Report has named University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center the Best Hospital for Cancer for the tenth year in a row. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York claimed the second spot on the list. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center in Boston and City of Hope […]

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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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Researchers Find More Efficient Way to Detect Asbestos

 

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology say they have come up with a new more convenient and cheaper process to detect the presence of toxic asbestos. In the past, the only accurate way to find asbestos was through a laboratory procedure known as transmission electron microscopy, but researchers found scanning electron microscopy […]

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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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FDA Prioritizes Keytruda Chemotherapy Mesothelioma Combo

 

In a significant development for mesothelioma patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted priority review for a new supplemental Biologics License Application. The anticipated FDA approval could mark the beginning of a new era in the management of advanced pleural mesothelioma, offering a brighter future for those affected. The review seeks approval for […]

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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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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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