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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.
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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.
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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.
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 15, 2021
Thursday's filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in North Carolina's Western District lists the top 30 plaintiffs firms with talc claims against Johnson & Johnson. Some called the filing a "fraudulent abuse of the bankruptcy system" and "corporate fraud."
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 15, 2021
Thursday's filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in North Carolina's Western District lists the top 30 plaintiffs firms with talc claims against Johnson & Johnson. Some called the filing a "fraudulent abuse of the bankruptcy system" and "corporate fraud."
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By Tom McParland | October 6, 2021
The procedural issue, the panel said, should have been reviewed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 5, 2021
In a rare win for Monsanto, a Los Angeles jury found that its Roundup pesticide was not a "substantial factor" in causing a 10-year-old to suffer from an aggressive form of cancer called Burkitt's lymphoma. Tuesday's verdict comes in a bifurcated trial in which jurors had to decide causation in the first phase.
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By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | October 4, 2021
"The jury found the Kraft Heinz Co. and Metal Masters Inc. were both negligent and proximate causes of Kathy Weist's mesothelioma diagnosis and resulting damages," said winning lawyer Scott Frost.
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By Jasmine Floyd | September 28, 2021
"This case makes me want to make sure that BP or any corporation, who is putting image before public health never ever behaves this way ever again. Some of these calls that I have with these parents, it is the hardest piece of it," attorney Riana Maryanoff said.
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By Amanda Bronstad | September 27, 2021
The defense verdict is a major blow for plaintiffs, which have lost three trials so far this year, including one on Sept. 24 in Philadelphia.
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