When it comes to denials of wrongdoing, few corporations come close to the vigor with which Johnson & Johnson officials have denied the presence of asbestos in their talc-based products. “Johnson & Johnson is committed to defending these cases based on the strong scientific evidence that talc does not cause cancer.” In another statement released after a jury awarded a plaintiff $300 million having found ...
J&J Talc Denials Now Focus of Criminal Probe
Posted August 26, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
Latest Talc-Asbestos Case Adds $300 Million to J&J’s Losses
Posted June 18, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
The losses continue to pile up for the world’s largest healthcare goods manufacturer and a company that has staked its image and reputation on trustworthiness, wholesomeness, and products you can feel good about bringing home to your family. A New York jury, however, has peeled away yet another layer of that image and found the company responsible for a woman’s development of mesothelioma.
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continue reading...3 Settlements, One Win Finish Turbulent March for J&J
Posted April 18, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
Just two weeks after a California jury awarded a dying woman $29 million having decided that asbestos in talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder caused her to develop mesothelioma, the corporation finished an active month with a mixed record overall.
Three cases alleging the same link were waiting to be heard in state courts in Oklahoma, New York, and California. They were settled under ...
continue reading...Jury Rules J&J Talc Responsible for CA Woman’s Mesothelioma
Posted March 27, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
“We are disappointed with today’s verdict and will pursue an appeal because Johnson’s Baby Powder does not contain asbestos or cause cancer.” Another jury has found Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder responsible for a case of mesothelioma and another statement has been issued by the corporation denying that its products contain asbestos.
The verdict marks J&J’s seventh loss in the matter, and while overall ...
continue reading...Johnson & Johnson Accuses Talc Mesothelioma Lawyers of Playing “Race Card”
Posted March 20, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
A new lawsuit alleging a link between Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and mesothelioma-causing asbestos fibers took a surprising turn late last month. That was when lawyers for the world’s largest healthcare goods manufacturer and lawyers for a man dying of mesothelioma began debating whether there was a racial aspect to the case that needed to be exposed.
An attorney for Richardo Rimondi, a Peruvian immigrant and father ...
continue reading...Philly Jury Awards Over $40 Million in J&J Mesh Verdict
Posted February 15, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls | Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary company Ethicon were hit with a $41 million vaginal mesh verdict last month. Of that amount, some $25 million was awarded in punitive damages against the company.
The plaintiff had undergone surgery to implant the device in 2007. Since implantation, she has suffered numerous debilitating side effects including pain and discomfort, bleeding, infections, and pain ...
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