A Missouri appellate court rejected a previous jury’s $55 million award in the case of a South Dakota woman who alleged that it was talc-based powders; including Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, that allegedly led to her development of ovarian cancer. The tossing of the verdict was not, however, a referendum on whether the allegations were accurate. Instead, the court threw out the verdict because of new mandates and ...
Missouri Court Reverses $55 Million Talc Cancer Verdict
Posted August 3, 2018 in Product News and Recalls
Ground-shaking Verdict Reached in J&J Talc Cancer Lawsuit
Posted July 31, 2018 in Product News and Recalls
A St. Louis jury has reached a multi-billion-dollar verdict in a talc ovarian cancer lawsuit while simultaneously finding that it was asbestos in that talc that led to the onset of the plaintiffs’ cancer.
The verdict impacted the trading price of the world’s largest health care goods manufacturer, sending the stock down almost a full percentage point in the aftermath. The 22 plaintiffs in the case were ...
continue reading...Talc Ovarian Cancer Claims Lead to Asbestos Settlement
Posted July 17, 2018 in Product News and Recalls
22 women suing Johnson & Johnson talc supplier Imerys over claims that its talc caused their ovarian cancer have settled an asbestos claim with the company before trial. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the amount is known to be at least $5 million.
While some may be quick to see this as a significant step toward establishing evidence of the presence of the ...
continue reading...Johnson & Johnson Talc Asbestos Case Ends in Mistrial
Posted July 10, 2018 in Product News and Recalls
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 rare form of mesothelioma which resulted in cancer of the lining of her ...
continue reading...First Trial Scheduled in Opioid MDL
Posted June 1, 2018 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
The judge overseeing the MDL that seeks to hold drug manufacturers and distributors responsible for their roles in the nation’s ongoing opioid abuse epidemic has scheduled the first cases in the litigation for trial. If all goes to plan, some very serious questions might start seeing answers beginning in March of next year.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Polster had, to this point, sought ...
continue reading...New Mesothelioma Case Alleges Talc as the Cause
Posted May 29, 2018 in Product News and Recalls
A woman’s family is suing healthcare product manufacturing giant Johnson & Johnson over a fatal cancer she allegedly developed while using its talc-based products. However, unlike 6,000 other cases brought against J&J by women who developed cancer while using its talc products, the family of Bertila Boyd-Bostic did not sue because of an ovarian cancer diagnosis.
Boyd-Bostic’s case alleges that asbestos found in Johnson & ...
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