Since a number of plaintiffs died from ovarian cancer during the two year bankruptcy stay, judge is asking attorneys to notify the court of any deaths and set a new schedule for completing Plaintiff Profile Forms.
Plaintiffs say Johnson & Johnson wants to relitigate Daubert challenges that were decided by the Court two years ago, in yet another attempt to prevent individuals dying of cancer from receiving compensation.
After thousands of women died from ovarian cancer while waiting for the bankruptcy stay to be lifted, plaintiffs are calling for federal bellwether trials to quickly get underway once again in talcum powder lawsuits
Tens of thousands of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder lawsuits filed by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer following use of talcum powder will now be able to move forward through the civil court system.
The case was being closely watched as parties continue to debate a contentious talcum powder settlement proposal, which has delayed all further trials and may return the litigation to the U.S. bankruptcy system.
Plaintiffs who have been litigating their talcum powder lawsuits for years question the validity of claims presented by individuals Johnson & Johnson now indicates support a proposed settlement fund.
The trial begins as a federal bankruptcy judge weighs whether to dismiss another Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy filing tied to talcum powder lawsuit settlement negotiations.
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.
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.
