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U.S. senator asks J&J for documents on talc, baby powder safety

July 10, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

U.S. Democratic Senator Patty Murray sent a letter to Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday seeking information related to allegations in a Reuters Special Report that the healthcare company knew about the presence of asbestos in its talc-based baby powder. The letter addressed to J&J Chief Executive Alex Gorsky asks for documents and information … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc

Johnson & Johnson Settles Oklahoma Talc-Cancer Case

March 28, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson reached a confidential settlement resolving an Oklahoma lawsuit alleging its iconic baby powder caused a 77-year-old woman to develop a rare cancer connected to asbestos exposure. The accord comes the same day the company was cleared by a New Jersey jury of a similar claim and two weeks after a jury in Oakland, California, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, mesothelioma, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson must pay dying woman $29 million over talc-linked cancer

March 25, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson must pay about $29 million to a dying California woman who blamed asbestos-tainted talc for causing her cancer, the company’s latest loss in nationwide litigation over its iconic baby powder. Jurors in state court in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday held J&J responsible for Teresa Leavitt’s mesothelioma, a cancer linked to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson supplier seeks bankruptcy over talc lawsuits

February 27, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

A key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder [ Imerys Talc America ] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on [ February 13, 2019 ] in the wake of multibillion-dollar lawsuits alleging its products caused ovarian cancer and asbestos-related mesothelioma. Imerys Talc America, the U.S. unit of French group Imerys SA, said it filed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, bankruptcy, Imerys Talc America, johnson & johnson, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Talc-asbestos lawsuits to stay in Pa. courts because of corporate registration law

February 1, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

According to the ruling of a federal judge, Pennsylvania courts now have jurisdiction over [ talc-asbestos lawsuits ] because the defendant followed state law in registering to do business in the state. On Wednesday, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Michael M. Baylson declared that Imerys Talc America, defendant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Four J&J Talc Cases Moving to Trial in New York’s Oft-Maligned Asbestos Court

January 22, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Four talcum powder suits against Johnson & Johnson are set to proceed this month to trial in the New York City Asbestos Litigation court, where plaintiffs attorneys may be able to wield a formidable weapon in the threat of punitive damages, a remedy that had been unavailable for more than two decades, but to which the door was opened last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Lawsuits, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure: systematic review and meta-analysis

January 9, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Background:  The risk of mesothelioma has been shown to be associated with exposure to asbestos fibers. Most of the existing literature focuses on occupational exposure; however, non-occupational asbestos exposure has also been identified as an important risk factor. Objective:  To estimate the association between mesothelioma and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, asbestos-contaminated talc, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, secondhand asbestos exposure

J&J’s Risk From Tainted-Talc Lawsuits Only Gets Bigger in 2019

January 3, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson paid a steep price this year for claims that its celebrated baby powder was contaminated with asbestos. Problem is, 2019 could be even worse. A jury ordered the company in July to pay $4.69 billion to 22 women who blamed the talc-based product for causing their ovarian cancer. The prospect of similar judgments helped erase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, asbestos-related cancer, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

December 27, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

[ Darlene Coker ] knew that her [ mesothelioma cancer ] arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a signature of exposure to asbestos. And she knew it afflicted mostly men who inhaled asbestos dust in mines and industries such as shipbuilding that used the carcinogen before its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma

New jury fails to reach verdict in J&J South Carolina talc cancer trial

December 5, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

A second South Carolina jury on [November 15, 2018] failed to reach a verdict in the retrial of a case by a woman whose family said her long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder led to her death from asbestos-related cancer. The case of Bertila Boyd-Bostic, who died of a rare form of cancer in 2017 at the age of 30, is the latest in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

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