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Supreme Court likely to decide next month on J&J talc-based product verdict review
The U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide next month whether to review a decision to allow a more than $2 billion verdict against J&J over claims its talc products caused ovarian cancer. -
Former governor, U.S. attorney general Ashcroft joins plaintiff team for Supreme Court review of talc verdicts
Former Missouri Governor John Ashcroft has joined the legal team representing plaintiffs in an action claiming talc-based baby powder products caused their ovarian cancer.Ashcroft, a one time U.S. -
Johnson & Johnson makes plea against multibillion-dollar verdict from bundled talc trial
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to reverse a $2.1 billion talc verdict against it, saying lower courts misapplied the law and improperly bundled nearly two dozen plaintiffs from around the country into a single trial despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting the practice. -
Missouri's rules have changed, but J&J still gets $2.2B blast from the recent past
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A Missouri appeals court’s decision upholding what became a $2.2 billion talc verdict against Johnson & Johnson represents a thorough rejection of J&J’s argument it was subjected to an unfair trial process. It’s also a relic of the past. -
Huge talc verdict against J&J cut by $2.5B but still bad news for company
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A 10-figure verdict against Johnson & Johnson in an asbestos case has been reduced by an appeals court but has stayed massive, thanks to judges finding “significant reprehensibility” in the company’s conduct and deciding large companies should face higher punitive damages awards. -
Appeals court considers arguments over multi-billion dollar verdict in J&J talc case
Arguments over whether a vedict and $4.69 billion award against Johnson & Johnson over claims its talc-based powder caused ovarian cancer were heard by a Missouri Appeals Court. -
St. Louis jury clears J&J in woman's ovarian cancer lawsuit
ST. LOUIS - A jury on Friday decided that Johnson & Johnson was not responsible for development of a St. Louis woman’s stage-two ovarian cancer from the use of its baby powder, which the plaintiff alleged had been contaminated with asbestos. -
Closing arguments set in latest trial over claims that talc-based powder causes cancer
Closing arguments are set to begin Friday in the latest case claiming talc-based powder causes ovarian cancer. -
Philadelphia now the top-ranked 'Judicial Hellhole'; Massive verdicts, like $8B Risperdal case, cited
WASHINGTON – In an annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Philadelphia has claimed the No. 1 ranking – in part due to a historic $8 billion punitive damages verdict rendered this year in litigation connected to Johnson & Johnson’s anti-psychotic drug Risperdal. -
Judge presiding over talc trials was panelist at conference organized by plaintiff lawyers
A St. Louis judge involved in one of the most high profile series of legal actions in the country was a panelist at a Las Vegas conference organized by plaintiff lawyers. -
No decision yet on distribution of Missouri share of $116 million pelvic mesh settlement with Johnson & Johnson
ST. LOUIS – No decision has yet been made on how money from a settlement over alleged deceptive practices by the makers of pelvic surgical mesh will be distributed. -
Missouri AG, others reach $116 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over surgical mesh products
ST. LOUIS – Attorneys general from 41 states, including Missouri, have reached a $116.9 million settlement with the makers of a pelvic surgical mesh that allegedly caused serious side effects and damages to some users. -
U.S. Supreme Court decision leading to reversals of talc verdicts in St. Louis could bear on 'hellhole' status
WASHINGTON – A two-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling cited this month in vacated verdicts against talcum powder producers could well have bearing on St. Louis Circuit Court's high 'judicial hellhole' ranking. -
Oklahoma judge feeds the 'monster' with $572M opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson
Sixteen years ago in a case involving gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co., a New York appeals court refused to apply public nuisance law against the manufacturer of a legal product, saying that doing so would transform nuisance law “into a monster that would devour in one gulp the entire law of tort.” -
Private lawyers stand to make $90 million as judge hits Johnson & Johnson with $572M opioid ruling
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - A state judge in Oklahoma has blamed Johnson & Johnson for the state's opioid crisis and ordered it to pay $572 million in damages, extending public nuisance law beyond its traditional boundaries into what may become an all-purpose tool for government lawsuits against product manufacturers. -
Eight-day hearing on viability of witnesses in talc lawsuits set to conclude
TRENTON, N.J. – Eight days of scientific expert witness testimony in a New Jersey federal court, centered on whether Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder causes women to develop both ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, will conclude Wednesday and ultimately determine if 12,000 lawsuits on the subject move forward. -
Facing 12,000 lawsuits, J&J has expert testify that there is no link between talc and ovarian cancer
TRENTON, N.J. – The fate of about 12,000 lawsuits claiming Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder causes women to develop both ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, will be decided after eight days of expert witness testimony in a New Jersey federal court. -
Tensions run high in OK opioid trial Thursday; State focuses on risk data J&J relied on
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Tensions ran high in court Thursday as the Oklahoma opioid trial continued, with defense attorney Larry Ottoway objecting throughout the day to opposing counsel's line of questioning directed at defense witness, business director for Janssen Pharmaceuticals Kimberly Deem-Eshleman. -
Father recounts loss of son in Oklahoma Johnson & Johnson opioid trial
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Fighting back tears, a father who lost his son to an opioid overdose recounted the nightmare during testimony in a trial alleging that Johnson & Johnson flooded the state with addictive drugs for profit. -
Hunter: Case is about abating 'worst' man-made crisis; J&J: Case is about damages - not abatement
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Admitting there is a high potential for abuse in opioid medications, Johnson & Johnson attorney Larry Ottaway said during opening arguments on Tuesday that physicians prescribing its medications Nucynta and Duragesic know this risk and have to know it to be licensed.