J&J Investors Call For Global Talcum Powder Recall In Face of Ovarian Cancer and Asbestos Concerns
An activist investor group is calling for a shareholder vote to force Johnson & Johnson to issue a global talcum powder recall.
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Bankruptcy Filing To Avoid Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuits Described as “Serious Abuse” By Law Professors
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…
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Boy Scouts’ Proposed Settlement of $2.7B Fails to Receive Support From Sex Abuse Survivors
A $2.7 billion settlement agreement to resolve decades of child sexual abuse claims leveled at the Boy Scouts of America is in jeopardy after too few plaintiffs voted in favor…
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Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder Lawsuit Will Still Be Transferred to MDL, Despite Bankruptcy Stay: JPML
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…
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Motion to Dismiss Talcum Powder Bankruptcy Filing To Be Considered During Hearing In February
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…
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Talcum Powder Settlement Mediator Likely to Be Appointed In Bankruptcy Litigation
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…
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Efforts To Avoid Warning About Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer Highlighted in Years of Unsealed Emails
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…
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Judge to Decide if J&J Talcum Powder Lawsuits Can Proceed This Week
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.
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Plaintiffs Oppose Delay in Talcum Powder Litigation Following J&J Bankruptcy Filing
Plaintiffs involved in talcum powder litigation have successfully convinced a bankruptcy judge to refuse to halt the litigation following a move by Johnson & Johnson to create a subsidiary specifically…
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J&J Talcum Powder Bankruptcy Plan Called “An Injustice” By Lawmaker
A U.S. lawmaker is taking Johnson & Johnson to task for a bankruptcy maneuver which is likely to at least stall talcum powder asbestos litigation and could severely limit the…
