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Melissa Bill is a seasoned journalist from Florida with 17 years of experience. She holds a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Florida International University. Melissa's career began in Miami, where she worked in radio and TV news, and also wrote for The Miami Herald and The Sun. She currently reports on both local and national news, focusing on litigation, trials, and health topics. Melissa is committed to delivering insightful and reliable information to her readers.

J&J’s Talc Legal Battles: Medical Monitoring and Settlement

J&J’s Talc Legal Battles: Medical Monitoring and Settlement

Melissa Bill

6 mins read - August 27, 2024

The consumer products behemoth Johnson & Johnson is now submerged under a barrage of lawsuits accusing the company’s talc-based products of being the root cause of their mesotheli...

Court Upholds Denial of Johnson & Johnson’s Bankruptcy Plan 

Court Upholds Denial of Johnson & Johnson’s Bankruptcy Plan 

Melissa Bill

3 mins read - July 26, 2024

On Thursday, July 25th, an appellate court upheld a bankruptcy court’s ruling from last year that denied Johnson & Johnson’s effort to use a subsidiary, LTL Management, to declare...

Judge Dismisses Bid to Block J&J’s $6.48B Talc Settlement

Judge Dismisses Bid to Block J&J’s $6.48B Talc Settlement

Melissa Bill

4 mins read - July 1, 2024

On June 28, a federal judge rejected a preliminary order by cancer victims aimed at blocking Johnson & Johnson from moving forward on its proposed  $6.48 billion bankruptcy settlem...

Cancer Victims Motion Judge to Block J&J’s Bankruptcy Settlement

Cancer Victims Motion Judge to Block J&J’s Bankruptcy Settlement

Melissa Bill

3 mins read - June 13, 2024

Lawyers for talc claimants filed a motion on Tuesday in a New Jersey court, seeking to prevent a planned third J&J bankruptcy from being filed in Texas or any other jurisdiction ou...

J&J and Beasley Allen Clash Over $6.48 Billion Talc Settlement

J&J and Beasley Allen Clash Over $6.48 Billion Talc Settlement

Melissa Bill

4 mins read - June 5, 2024

The legal fight continued between Johnson & Johnson and plaintiffs firm Beasley Allen last week when accusations of “ethical lapses” and a “revenge campaign” were made. In a lette...

Study Finds Cancer Link in Talc, Pressuring J&J’s $6.5 Billion Settlement Plan

Study Finds Cancer Link in Talc, Pressuring J&J’s $6.5 Billion Settlement Plan

Melissa Bill

4 mins read - May 27, 2024

Johnson & Johnson is on the verge of settling more than 50,000 lawsuits alleging that the use of its widely-used talc baby powder led to claimants developing ovarian cancer. J&J’s ...

Illinois Jury Awards $45M in J&J Baby Powder Case

Illinois Jury Awards $45M in J&J Baby Powder Case

Melissa Bill

3 mins read - May 3, 2024

On Friday, an Illinois court ordered Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue to pay $45 million in a case that involved a family that alleged a link between the relative’s death after being d...

Miami Judge Declares Mistrial in Ovarian Cancer Case filed against J&J talc

Miami Judge Declares Mistrial in Ovarian Cancer Case filed against J&J talc

Melissa Bill

5 mins read - April 22, 2024

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas declared a mistrial in the first ovarian cancer trial involving Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder following its failed talc bankruptcies.The m...

Florida Jury Hears Opening Statements Against Johnson & Johnson

Florida Jury Hears Opening Statements Against Johnson & Johnson

Melissa Bill

4 mins read - April 8, 2024

A Sarasota jury will soon hear evidence from attorney’s representing a local family pertaining to the long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder and its link to c...

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