BREAKING UPDATE: $4.69 Billion Verdict Pounds Johnson & Johnson in 22-Plaintiff, Talc-Cancer Trial
Jul 12, 2018
Jurors today slammed Johnson & Johnson with a $4.69 billion verdict, including more than $4.1 billion in punitives, for the role they concluded the company played in the ovarian cancer 22 women developed after years of using its talc-based pro...
May 22, 2018
A high-stakes trial over the dangers of asbestos supposedly present in Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder products began its second week in South Carolina state court on Monday, with all sides clashing over the cause of a young attorney’s rare an...
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Apr 11, 2018
Jurors in a New Jersey state courtroom just miles away from Johnson & Johnson's US headquarters slammed the company and their talc supplier Imerys with an $80 million punitive damages verdict on Wednesday
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Feb 14, 2018
An Arizona state court jury has delivered a defense verdict in favor of CertainTeed Corp. in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that the building materials company is not responsible for the death of a pipefitter whose family claimed he developed cancer...
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Jury Hears Opening Statements In New Jersey’s 1st Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder Trial
Jan 29, 2018
A New Jersey state court jury heard opening statements on Monday in the first lawsuit to go to trial in Johnson & Johnson’s home state over allegations that talcum-based hygiene products like Baby Powder and Shower to Shower contain asbestos.
Jan 10, 2018
An Arizona state court jury heard opening statements on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by the family of a deceased pipefitter who developed mesothelioma after alleged exposure to asbestos cement pipes manufactured by CertainTeed Corp.
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Jan 5, 2018
Jury selection is underway in the first New Jersey state court lawsuit to go to trial claiming asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s popular talcum powder-based products caused mesothelioma.
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Oct 20, 2017
For the second time in two weeks, a California state court jury heard opening statements on Thursday in the nation’s first trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based body powders contain asbestos, following an earlier mistrial.
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Judge Declares Mistrial In 1st Johnson & Johnson Talc Mesothelioma Trial
Oct 6, 2017
A California state court jury began hearing opening statements on Friday in the first lawsuit to go to trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson’s popular talc-based hygiene products can cause mesothelioma.
Aug 7, 2017
A South Carolina state court jury delivered a verdict against valve manufacturers and Emerson Electric Co. subsidiaries Fisher Controls International LLC and Crosby Valve LLC on Thursday, in what plaintiff attorneys claim is the first time the two...
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Jul 27, 2017
An attorney for a former Duke Energy worker who inspected asbestos-containing valves in nuclear power plants told a South Carolina state court jury on Monday that the valve’s manufacturers are responsible for his client’s mesothelioma.
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Nov 17, 2016
A Florida appeals court has overturned a rare $8 million verdict in an asbestos-related mesothelioma lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Crane Co.
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