Nearly three years ago, a group of U.S. senators, including Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA) co-sponsored legislation banning the importation and use of asbestos in the United States. The bill would save thousands of...
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A recent New Jersey appeals court ruling to revive two lawsuits that alleged talc in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder causing ovarian cancer could lead to the reinstatement of 1,000 similar suits, Bloomberg News reported. “There are approximately 1,000 ovarian cancer...
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Updated phase III clinical trials indicate that a combination of two immunotherapy drugs can improve prognosis in patients with non-removable mesothelioma tumors, according to scientists from the Netherlands Cancer Institute. The trial, called checkmate 743, is a...
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An analysis of mesothelioma patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery concludes that surgical treatment can improve the survival rate of a patient and should be the first choice for early treatment. A study from the Annals of Surgical Oncology examined the survival...
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TCR2 Therapeutics announced on July 26 the first positive results for a new T-cell therapy to treat cancer patients, according to the press release on July 26th. The first five patients treated in phase I of the clinical trial showed mesothelin-expressing tumor...
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A new study shows that near-infrared phototherapy could be a promising treatment for individuals with pleural mesothelioma, according to a press release from Nagoya University. The study, which tested mice and 12 human cell lines with malignant tumors, concluded that...
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Thousands of people who sued the world’s biggest largest chemical maker over asbestos in talc products could be compensated following a $72.5 million federal court settlement, Bloomberg News reported. BASF SE and a law firm agreed to a joint settlement in a federal...
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In January 2020, Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky testified in a New Jersey court for the first time in a talc-related lawsuit. In his testimony, he told the jury that he relied upon the opinion of internal company experts when he made past public statements,...
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On Thursday, February 6th, a New Jersey state court awarded plaintiffs $750 million in punitive damages to four people claiming they suffered due to exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson's cosmetic talc products. The trial judge then reduced the award to...
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When it comes to the cancer-causing asbestos, many people think of the removal of asbestos-based products in building renovations. Little do some parents know, they bought toy makeup kits for their children that contain asbestos. At this time, the Princess Girl’s...
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