March 2021 – SCOVERNLAW

J&J Sets Aside Almost $4 Billion for Talc Verdict, Accords

Posted on March 1, 2021 Scovern LawPosted in Talcum Powder Cancer Link

By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson said it set aside almost $4 billion to cover the biggest verdict against the company over its Baby Powder and other settlements while it’s appealing the 2018 loss to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a Monday securities filing, J&J said it was taking a “litigation expense of $3.9 billion” related […]

Blacks, Asians at Higher Risk for Allopurinol-Related Skin Reactions

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Scovern LawPosted in Uncategorized, Zyloprim and Allopurinol

By Deborah Levenson Be careful when prescribing allo¬purinol to black and Asian gout patients, a study newly advises. Black and Asian patients who take this ubiquitous, more-than-40-year-old medication are at much higher risk of certain serious skin reactions than are Caucasians or Hispanics. Compared with Caucasians, blacks who take allopurinol to lower blood urate levels […]