Georgia-Pacific LLC can avoid tort lawsuits tied to certain products while its affiliate, Bestwall LLC, seeks to resolve those claims in bankruptcy, the Fourth Circuit ruled. The US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina, which is overseeing Bestwall’s Chapter 11 case, had “related to” jurisdiction to issue a preliminary … [Read more...]
Avon Hit With $40 Million Verdict in California Talc Lawsuit
Avon Products Inc. was ordered by a California jury to pay $10.3 million in punitive damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on talc in its cosmetics, in the first such case the company has lost in US litigation. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury that punished Avon Friday for hiding the risks that some of its talc-based powders can cause … [Read more...]