Hernia Mesh Settlement Payouts Resolved Group of Lawsuits Against Ethicon
Agreements have been reached to resolve thousands of lawsuits over Ethicon Physiomesh, but finalizing the hernia mesh settlement payouts has been slow
Agreements have been reached to resolve thousands of lawsuits over Ethicon Physiomesh, but finalizing the hernia mesh settlement payouts has been slow
Trial judge determined last month that Tylenol autism and ADHD lawsuits are not preempted by federal law, and the drug maker seeks an immediate appeal of the decision before the litigation moves forward.
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 ruling means that Tylenol lawsuits over the failure to warn about the risk of autism and ADHD lawsuits can move forward in the federal court system
Johnson & Johnson's LTL Management subsidiary still cannot show it faces the financial distress necessary for such a bankruptcy filing, talc claimants argue
Plaintiffs say the invitation is unnecessary, saying their cases should not depend on proposed acetaminophen pregnancy warnings submitted earlier this month.
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.
Federal judge presiding over lawsuits brought by families nationwide asked plaintiffs' lawyers to propose Tylenol pregnancy warnings that should have been added to the painkiller acetaminophen
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