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  • Johnson & Johnson Uses Legal Exploit to Evade Talc Asbestos Liability
    Well, they did it. To anyone who was hoping that the corporation once revered as one of the world’s most trusted and wholesome names in healthcare goods would abandon a plan so sinister that it drew criticism even at its mere mention, Johnson & Johnson would like you to know that your hope was...
  • Johnson & Johnson Exploring Bankruptcy Protection over Talc Asbestos Claims
    It doesn’t take a long memory to recall a time when Johnson & Johnson might have been one of the most trusted pharmaceutical and health care brands in the world. The company’s marketing was the epitome of wholesomeness – adorable babies, “No Tears” shampoos, healthy families, “ouchle...
  • Johnson & Johnson Loses $2.2 Billion Talc Asbestos Appeal
    The Missouri Supreme Court declined to overturn a June 23 state appeals court decision that itself had allowed a July 2018 multi-billion dollar verdict to stand against Johnson & Johnson. The company was found liable for 22 women’s development of ovarian cancer. The diagnoses were argued to be...
  • BASF Agrees to Talc Asbestos Settlement
    With close to 20,000 cases pending against it, Johnson & Johnson may be the first wrong-doer to come to mind when it comes to the risk of asbestos contamination of the nation’s talc-based products. It is, however, far from the only culprit. One of the others, German chemical company BASF, rece...
  • J&J Loses in $9 Million Talc Asbestos Jury Verdict
    82-year-old Blanca Mure-Cabrera had used Johnson’s Baby Powder for most of her life. And, based on a Florida jury’s decision, doing so was a direct contributor to her development of mesothelioma – a cancer of the lungs that is directly attributed to asbestos exposure. Had the healthcare goods ...
  • J&J Settles Talc Asbestos Mesothelioma Case for $2 Million
    “In litigation of every nature, there are one-off situations where settlement is a reasonable alternative.” This was the cover Johnson & Johnson spokeswoman Kim Montagnino chose to hide behind after the corporation settled the talc-based asbestos case of California plaintiff Linda O’Hagan ...
  • Jury Sides with J&J in Talc Asbestos Case
    The world’s largest healthcare products company scored a victory last week when a Eureka, California jury cleared it of all liability in a case claiming that asbestos in its talc-based baby powder products caused a woman to develop mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a specific type of lung cancer that...
  • Johnson & Johnson Talc Asbestos Case Ends in Mistrial
    The Johnson & Johnson talc asbestos case filed by the family of Bertila Boyd-Bostic has ended in a mistrial as the jury in the case was unable to reach a unanimous decision. The South Carolina case was filed by Boyd-Bostic’s family. Ms. Boyd-Bostic died at the age of just 30 after developing a...
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