By Amanda Bronstad | May 24, 2018
A California jury has awarded $25.75 million to a woman diagnosed with mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure from using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder thousands of times.
By Charles Toutant | May 10, 2018
The court's April 16 decision in "Spade v. Select Comfort" and "Wenger v. Bob's Discount Furniture" was welcomed by retailers, who said it could help clear up the many class suits filed over terms of service for online transactions and would also prevent filing of more such cases.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Stephen M. Orlofsky and Ethan M. Simon | May 4, 2018
There is no doubt that the decision in "Spade v. Select Comfort Corp." will significantly impact both pending and future TCCWNA claims.
By Michael Booth | April 23, 2018
The attorneys fielded numerous questions from the justices on whether the standard for expert testimony in products cases should be changed in New Jersey.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 18, 2018
A federal judge has rejected approval of a class action settlement that drew an unusual objection from the U.S. Justice Department, but one that it withdrew.
By Michael Booth | April 16, 2018
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday delivered what appears to be largely good news to furniture companies defending federal consumer class actions, holding that actual harm is needed to make out claims under the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.
By Charles Toutant | April 13, 2018
A trio of plaintiffs lawyers overcame Johnson & Johnson's home court advantage in the first successful case linking Johnson's Baby Powder and mesothelioma.
By Charles Toutant | April 11, 2018
Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America were hit with an $80 million punitive damages verdict Wednesday in a suit by a New Jersey man who said he developed mesothelioma from using Johnson's Baby Powder. Total damages in the case rose to $117 million with the addition of today's verdict to last week's $37 million in compensatory damages.
By Charles Toutant | April 5, 2018
The jury apportioned 70 percent of the award to Johnson & Johnson, maker of the Johnson's Baby Powder that 46-year-old plaintiff Steven Lanzo III said he had used all his life, and 30 percent to co-defendant Imerys Talc America, which produced the raw ingredient in the company's products.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Steven Schain | March 26, 2018
How gung ho is New Jersey's proposed adult-use marijuana program? Beyond generating tens of millions of annual tax revenue, New Jersey's adult-use marijuana program will decimate neighboring states' medical marijuana programs.
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