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• Johnson & Johnson Injected Prisoners With Asbestos, Talcum Powder Lawsuit Documents Reveal

  March 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Court documents revealed during talcum powder lawsuit discovery reveal Johnson & Johnson paid to have black prisoners injected with asbestos and talc decades ago in unethical experiments.

• J&J Allowed To Continue Delaying Talcum Powder Lawsuits While Pursuing Bankruptcy Settlement Process

  February 28, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A judge has cleared the way for Johnson & Johnson's controversial "Texas Two-Step" bankruptcy plan, which many say was designed to cheat talcum powder cancer plaintiffs out of fair compensation.

• Lawmaker Blasts Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Bankruptcy Plan on U.S. Senate Floor

  February 17, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A U.S. Senator is calling for a federal judge to reject Johnson & Johnson's plan to shield itself from talcum powder liability through the use of a controversial bankruptcy maneuver.

• J&J Investors Call For Global Talcum Powder Recall In Face of Ovarian Cancer and Asbestos Concerns

  February 8, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An activist investor group is calling for a shareholder vote to force Johnson & Johnson to issue a global talcum powder recall.

• Bankruptcy Filing To Avoid Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuits Described as “Serious Abuse” By Law Professors

  February 1, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of professors from universities nationwide are asking a federal judge to toss a bankruptcy filing by Johnson & Johnson, saying it is an abusive tactic designed to deprive talcum powder cancer victims of their day in court.

• Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder Lawsuit Will Still Be Transferred to MDL, Despite Bankruptcy Stay: JPML

  December 14, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML says it will continue to transfer talc powder lawsuits into consolidated pretrial proceedings despite a stay put in place after J&J broke off its liability into a second unit which declared bankruptcy.

• Motion to Dismiss Talcum Powder Bankruptcy Filing To Be Considered During Hearing In February

  December 1, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge will hold hearings in February over a pending motion to dismiss Johnson & Johnson's controversial "Texas Two-Step" plan to put all talcum powder cancer liability into a separate subsidiary.

• Talcum Powder Settlement Mediator Likely to Be Appointed In Bankruptcy Litigation

  November 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge says she is ready to appoint Kenneth Feinberg, who is currently assisting with Roundup cancer lawsuit settlements, as a mediator to help reach a resolution for Johnson & Johnson talcum powder cancer lawsuits invovling Imerys Talc, which have been transferred to a bankruptcy court.

• Efforts To Avoid Warning About Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer Highlighted in Years of Unsealed Emails

  November 11, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Newly revealed emails between company executives reveal Johnson & Johnson secretly edited and chose the scientists who wrote an influential talcum powder risk assessment which led to the FDA failing to add a cancer label warning to Baby Powder products.

• Judge to Decide if J&J Talcum Powder Lawsuits Can Proceed This Week

  November 8, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge will decide this week if talcum powder cancer lawsuits filed nationwide should be paused while a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary goes through bankruptcy.