By Amanda Bronstad | March 22, 2023
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Johnson & Johnson's petition to rehear its Jan. 30 decision effectively dismissing its talc bankruptcy.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 13, 2023
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Tort Reform Association and three other business groups filed amicus briefs supporting rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's Jan. 30 decision in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 14, 2023
U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan said at a Tuesday hearing that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management's rehearing petition would delay any potential mandate that would prompt him to dismiss the Chapter 11 case.
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By Christopher M. Placitella | February 10, 2023
The LTL bankruptcy filing snatched hope for justice from the innocent injured and has left many in despair. The Third Circuit has taken the important first step to correct what never should have been permitted.
By Ross Todd | February 8, 2023
Jeffrey Lamken of MoloLamken, Jonathan Massey of Massey & Gail and Michael Winograd of Brown Rudnick co-led the appellate team for the official committee of talc claimants. Lamken argued at the Third Circuit alongside David Frederick of Kellogg Hansen, representing plaintiffs firm Arnold & Itkin, and DOJ attorney Sean Janda, representing the U.S. Trustee.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 1, 2023
Plaintiffs lawyers prepped for talc trials soon after Monday's decision by the Third Circuit dismissing the J&J bankruptcy, but they might have to wait a bit longer.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 30, 2023
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a bankruptcy judge's decision, concluding that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management was not in financial distress at the time it filed its Chapter 11 case in 2021.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 22, 2022
Judges in high-profile mass tort bankruptcies involving Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder and 3M's combat earplugs came out with critical rulings this year, but all eyes are on appeals for 2023.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 21, 2022
Laws regulating social media sites and anti-SLAPP statutes are among the issues to keep on eye next year.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 20, 2022
Ken Feinberg told a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that he was "under the gun" to complete a report that estimated the total value and volume of cancer claims over Johnson & Johnson's baby powder.
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