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Expert witness discusses link to asbestos in ovarian cancer in Johnson & Johnson talc trial
ST. LOUIS – An expert witness called by the lawyer for 22 women suing baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri for allegedly causing their ovarian cancer agreed on June 25 that asbestos can cause the disease.
Women stricken with cancer testify in talc powder trial
ST. LOUIS -- The testimony of women alleging that baby powder produced by Johnson & Johnson and the asbestos it allegedly contained caused their ovarian cancer continued June 18, including a woman who said the diagnosis had dashed her hopes of giving birth.
Plaintiffs wrap up testimony in Johnson & Johnson baby powder trial
ST. LOUIS – Defense attorneys representing Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit accusing the company of producing asbestos-laced baby powder that gave 22 women ovarian cancer sought once again to show that the women had prior family histories of cancer---unrelated to talc powder use.
Plaintiffs’ lawyer raises specter of 'chemo brain' at Johnson& Johnson talc trial
ST. LOUIS – The lawyer for 22 women suing Johnson & Johnson for the baby powder they alleged gave them ovarian cancer noted a side effect from treatments to fight the disease he called “chemo brain,” or the forgetfulness that comes after chemotherapy treatments.
Lawyers debate talc damage as women share stories in J&J trial
ST. LOUIS – A witness for plaintiffs claiming their use of talcum powder caused ovarian cancer told jurors that a preponderance of studies showed that baby powder sold by medical and cosmetics giant Johnson and Johnson contained cancer-causing asbestos.
Attorneys in Johnson & Johnson talc trial under way differ over test results
ST. LOUIS – Attorneys sparred over pathology slides at trial on June 13 in which baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson is accused of selling product that caused 22 women to develop ovarian cancer.
Plaintiffs contend J&J withheld funding info to mislead from asbestos danger
ST. LOUIS – The plaintiffs in a trial alleging that baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson sold talc products containing asbestos causing women to develop ovarian cancer, contended the company funded a pro-company research paper but did not identify its funding source - to mislead the public.
Plaintiffs put doctor on stand in J&J talc trial; Under cross, witness says he's not medical doctor
ST. LOUIS – As the second week of trial opened in a lawsuit accusing medical and beauty products giant Johnson & Johnson of selling talc powder containing asbestos that caused 22 women to develop ovarian cancer, a noted historian told a jury companies had been lax in recognizing the danger.
Experian dismissed from consumer's lawsuit over credit information
ST. LOUIS – Experian Information Solutions Inc. on March 2 was dismissed from a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri brought by a woman who alleged the company was provided false credit information regarding her from Fidelity Information Corp.
Court says National Credit Adjusters violated FDCPA
KANSAS CITY – The U.S. Court for the Western District of Missouri on Feb 23 awarded a St. Joseph man $5,065 after a debt collector went after him directly allegedly ignoring the attorney who he had hired to handle the issue.
Missouri AG files suit against councilwoman for alleged files deletion
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley described the lawsuits his office initiated last month, including one that accused Jefferson County Councilwoman Renee Reuter of improperly ordering the destruction of records in violation of the state’s “Sunshine Law,” an upholding of the public’s right to information.
Missouri court rules asbestos-exposure case can't repeat lawsuit after diagnosis change
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has rejected the lawsuit of plaintiffs seeking damages for a relative who died from an asbestos-related disease, saying the issue had already been decided in an earlier hearing.
Law school dean: No big drop in new lawyer hires despite recent layoffs
ST. LOUIS – The dean of career services for the St. Louis University School of Law, one of the premiere law schools in the country, said the recent layoffs of attorneys by one of the largest firms in the Midwest does not mean fewer new attorneys out of law school are being hired.