Judge Requires 3M CEO Attend Combat Arms Earplug Settlement Negotiation Session
Court hopes inclusion of 3M CEO Mike Roman in Combat Arms earplug settlement talks will help bring about a global resolution to the hearing loss litigation.
Court hopes inclusion of 3M CEO Mike Roman in Combat Arms earplug settlement talks will help bring about a global resolution to the hearing loss litigation.
With the first firefighter foam lawsuits scheduled to go before juries in 2023, Kidde-Fenwal is being sold by its parent company to pay for litigation costs.
Mediations to negotiate potential talcum powder settlements were ordered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Judge who will hear oral arguments next month about whether to allow or reject Johnson & Johnson's latest bankruptcy filing.
The District Judge overseeing the litigation warns that the complexity of the case and the lack of certainty in the outcomes should inspire both 3M and hearing loss plaintiffs to try to reach a settlement agreement.
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Johnson & Johnson's LTL Management subsidiary still cannot show it faces the financial distress necessary for such a bankruptcy filing, talc claimants argue
Judge Michael Kaplan says he is skeptical this new bankruptcy plan, which includes a settlement proposal for all talcum powder lawsuits, will withstand a likely challenge by plaintiffs.
The entire plaintiffs' steering committee representing women pursuing talcum powder lawsuits filed in the federal court system have rejected the proposal.
Johnson & Johnson talcum powder settlement fund was proposed on the same day a bankruptcy judge lifted a stay that was preventing tens of thousands of cancer claims from moving forward
Plaintiffs say there is little chance the Supreme Court will overturn the appeals court's decision to dismiss Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy scheme.