By Amanda Bronstad | April 14, 2022
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan on Wednesday granted a motion declaring that the automatic stay of 38,000 talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson did not apply to a proposed class action.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 3, 2022
In three amicus briefs granted Thursday, law professors specializing in bankruptcy, constitutional law and complex litigation supported dismissal of the Chapter 11 case involving thousands of talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 21, 2022
After challenges to a U.S. trustee's action, New Jersey Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan on Thursday reinstated the original claimants' committee in the Chapter 11 case involving 38,000 talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 5, 2022
The Ferraro Law Firm in Miami has accused lead counsel in the multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder of a "money grab" by collecting potential common benefit fees on two dozen lawsuits he settled.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 21, 2021
Lawyers for talc claimants have moved to dismiss the Chapter 11 case, filed by LTL Management, a newly created subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, to resolve more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder products cause ovarian cancer or mesothelioma.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 10, 2021
A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday ordered that all talcum powder lawsuits be stayed for 60 days, pending transfer of the Chapter 11 filing of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management from North Carolina to New Jersey.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 27, 2021
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley, who is overseeing J&J subsidiary LTL Management's Chapter 11 filing, issued two orders on Tuesday that challenge the venue and limit the scope of a stay on talcum powder lawsuits.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 26, 2021
An alternate juror who sat through a lengthy talcum powder trial last month said there was a "definite need" for Johnson & Johnson to put a warning label on its baby powder but not enough evidence to convince her that the product caused plaintiffs to get ovarian cancer.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 24, 2021
Four law firms preparing for a talcum powder trial next month against Johnson & Johnson filed an emergency motion and petition Tuesday to prevent the company's potential bankruptcy filing, which would halt their lawsuit and potentially that of tens of thousands of other cases.
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