Mar 6, 2020
Johnson & Johnson has struck a tentative settlement in what would have been the first cosmetic talc case to go to trial in Connecticut.
Feb 6, 2020
A New Jersey state court jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $750 million in punitive damages to four plaintiffs claiming they were exposed to asbestos in the company’s cosmetic talc products.
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Jan 24, 2020
J&J CEO Alex Gorsky takes the stand Monday in a New Jersey state courtroom for the first time in a cosmetic talc trial.
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Jan 10, 2020
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to settle a cosmetic talc trial that began late last year in California state court, while the company gears up for an unusual punitive damages phase before a different jury than awarded compensatory damages in New...
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Dec 18, 2019
With 2019 winding down, here’s a bird’s eye view of all the cosmetic talc trials covered by CVN over the last year throughout the country.
Dec 4, 2019
Opening statements took place Monday in California state court at the latest Johnson & Johnson talc/mesothelioma lawsuit to go to trial, while jury selection began Wednesday in Missouri state court.
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Oct 25, 2019
A California state court jury heard opening statements Tuesday in the latest lawsuit to go to trial over the alleged presence of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s cosmetic talc products.
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Oct 12, 2018
A Massachusetts state court jury Friday afternoon awarded the family of a former brake worker $43.1 million after finding R.J. Reynolds liable for his lung cancer death, but jurors cleared Philip Morris and an auto parts company of responsibility....
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Oct 5, 2018
Closing arguments in the second lawsuit to go to trial in Johnson & Johnson’s home state over claims that asbestos supposedly present in the company’s cosmetic talc products are set for October 9, and will be webcast live by Courtroom View Net...
Sep 24, 2018
A California state court judge declared a mistrial on Monday in a lawsuit over the alleged presence of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson's cosmetic talc products, after jurors informed her they were hopelessly deadlocked.
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Sep 21, 2018
Opening statements at the second trial in Johnson & Johnson’s home state of New Jersey involving asbestos supposedly present in the company’s cosmetic talc products began on Monday, while a California jury continued its deliberations in anothe...
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Sep 5, 2018
September marks a busy month for Johnson & Johnson’s legal department, as the company faces three trials over claims that its popular talc-based baby powder products contain asbestos, and the trials will all be webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtr...
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