Settlements

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...

Mary Pieper
2 mins read - July 25, 2024

A bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed legislation on Capitol Hill Tuesday to end the “Texas Two-Step,” a bankruptcy maneuver that Johnson & Johnson and Georgia Pacific have...

Mary Pieper
2 mins read - July 17, 2024

Johnson & Johnson has proposed a $505 million settlement with two bankrupt mining companies that supplied J&J with asbestos-contaminated talc for its talcum powder...

Mary Pieper
3 mins read - July 15, 2024

A federal court upheld an $8 million verdict Thursday against BNSF Railway over the deaths of two former residents of Libby, Montana, where asbestos-containing mining material was...

Mary Pieper
4 mins read - July 2, 2024

A scientist has scored a victory over Johnson & Johnson, which alleged her influential research linking asbestos-contaminated cosmetic products to the deadly cancer...

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...

John Edwards
6 mins read - June 28, 2024

The recent $700 million settlement by Johnson & Johnson marks a significant milestone in the battle over the safety of talc products. This settlement aims to resolve thousands...

Mary Pieper
3 mins read - June 18, 2024

Women who are at risk for ovarian or fallopian tube cancer due to prolonged use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder products could benefit from court-supervised health...

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...

Mary Pieper
2 mins read - June 11, 2024

More than 40 states have reached a $700 million settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve claims the company violated consumer protection laws by deceiving the...

Mary Pieper
3 mins read - June 11, 2024

A jury trial is underway in Texas to determine if Johnson & Johnson is responsible for a man developing mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer, after decades of using the...

Melissa Bill
3 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...

Mary Pieper
2 mins read - June 4, 2024

An Oregon jury has found Johnson & Johnson must pay $260 million to a woman who got mesothelioma after inhaling the company’s talc powder for more than 30 years. Monday’s...

Mary Pieper
3 mins read - June 2, 2024

A group of women who sued Johnson & Johnson, saying they developed cancer after using the company’s talc products, have filed a class action lawsuit claiming J&J engaged...

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....

Mary Pieper
2 mins read - May 17, 2024

A jury has handed up a verdict of $15 million against R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company Inc. on behalf of the family of a man who died of mesothelioma following asbestos...

Mary Pieper
2 mins read - May 17, 2024

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has increased the award from $6.9 million to $13.4 million for the family of a steamfitter who died of mesothelioma in 2018 due to asbestos exposure...

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...

Melissa Bill
4 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...

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...