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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc baby powder in U.S. and Canada

June 4, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, it announced on Tuesday, saying demand had fallen in the wake of what it called “misinformation” about the product’s safety amid a barrage of legal challenges. J&J faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc … [Read more...]

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

US FDA stands by asbestos talc results following J&J error claims

February 3, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it stands by its test results showing that samples of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder contained traces of asbestos. The agency’s position, shared with Chemical Watch this week, follows a December statement from the personal care giant J&J refuting an FDA test that [ found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Talc Tagged With: asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, talcum powder products

J&J CEO to testify at trial for first time on Baby Powder risks

January 28, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky was set to be called as a witness on [ January 27, 2020 ] in what would be his first appearance in a jury trial over allegations that the company’s Baby Powder causes cancer. Lawyers for three men and one woman who sued J&J subpoenaed [ Alex Gorsky ] in a trial playing out in a state … [Read more...]

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

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 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

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

Juries Weigh Cases Over Alleged Harms of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder

June 15, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

In the battle between Johnson & Johnson and plaintiffs’ lawyers over alleged dangers in its signature [ Johnson & Johnson baby powder ], juries cut both ways last week. A trial in South Carolina over whether Johnson’s Baby Powder caused a young woman’s mesothelioma ended in a hung jury Friday, days after a California jury awarded a woman … [Read more...]

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

J&J Baby Powder litigation takes new focus with asbestos claims

April 19, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J’s Baby Powder could open a new front for thousands of cases claiming the widely-used product caused [mesothelioma or ovarian cancer], legal experts and plaintiffs lawyers said. J&J … [Read more...]

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

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