Johnson & Johnson’s Attempt to Contain Talc-Related Liabilities Is Rebuffed

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The company faces some 40,000 plaintiffs that claim its baby powder caused cancer. A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bankruptcy filing by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, dealing a setback to the company’s attempt to limit its exposure to a flood of lawsuits over its talcum-powder products. More than 40,000 plaintiffs have sued Johnson & […]

J&J To Halt Global Talc Baby Powder Sales In 2023

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Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said it will switch to selling cornstarch-based baby powder, halting global sales of its talcum-based powders that have been the focus of tens of thousands of injury claims alleging the talc causes ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. J&J in 2020 halted sales of talc-based products in the U.S. and Canada, citing a decline in […]

Bankruptcy judge will consider re-opening some J&J talc cases

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J&J subsidiary prefers to estimate value of talc claims in bankruptcy court Bankruptcy judge said he’s talked with other courts about re-opening cases Judge also approved hiring appellate attorney at “groundbreaking” $2,465 hourly rate (Reuters- By Dietrich Knauth) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge said Tuesday that he may allow some lawsuits that accuse Johnson & Johnson […]

J&J Subsidiary Will Separately Mediate States’ Talc Claims in Bankruptcy, Judge Says

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40 states sought to participate in ongoing mediation with cancer plaintiffs States said their consumer protection claims could be worth trillions of dollars A new mediator will be appointed by May 24 (Reuters) – U.S. states that claim that Johnson & Johnson violated consumer protection laws should mediate their dispute with a unit of the […]

J&J Wins Fight to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Court

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Feb 25 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) subsidiary can remain in bankruptcy, preventing plaintiffs from pursuing 38,000 lawsuits against the company alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause cancer. J&J’s stock rose more than 5%, its biggest one-day gain since the start of the pandemic in […]

J&J Starts Trial on Bankruptcy Case Under Attack by Congress

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(Bloomberg) — The controversial Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy strategy that’s drawn the ire of Congress faces a fresh trial this week, with the consumer products giant arguing that settling billions of dollars of talc liabilities in a single case is better for cancer victims than fighting thousands of individual claims. J&J begins a week-long court […]

Durbin: Johnson & Johnson Is Avoiding Accountability To Customers Who Got Cancer

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights hearing on “Abusing Chapter 11: Corporate Efforts to Side-Step Accountability Through Bankruptcy.”  During his remarks, Durbin called out Johnson & Johnson for using a corporate bankruptcy […]