Legislation & Litigation – Page 3
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Legislation & LitigationU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the Court’s unanimous ruling that Truck Insurance Exchange had the right to a seat at the table…
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J&J Reaches $700 Million Talc Settlement
Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle an investigation concerning the marketing practices of its talc-based products. The multimillion-dollar settlement resolves charges… -
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J&J Must Pay $260M in Asbestos Talc Lawsuit
An Oregon jury awarded a woman $260 million in punitive and compensatory damages after she claimed Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder caused her mesothelioma… -
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Class Action Suit Claims J&J Bankruptcy Filings Are Fraudulent
A group of cancer patients are bringing a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. The suit alleges J&J’s Chapter 11 attempts are calculated… -
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Jury Awards $15M in Talc Product Liability Case
A Connecticut jury awarded $15 million to the family of a man who died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos at work more… -
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J&J Offers to Pay $6.475B to Settle Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
Johnson and Johnson’s subsidiary LLT Management LLC has agreed to pay $6.475 billion to settle current and future claims that its talc-based products caused… -
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Makeup Brand Ben Nye Files for Bankruptcy to Avoid Talc Lawsuits
Professional makeup brand Ben Nye, popular with film, stage and modeling makeup artists, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the midst of lawsuits. -
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Federal Jury Says BNSF Railway Played a Part in Libby Deaths
A federal jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a wrongful death lawsuit finds BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of Thomas Wells… -
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J&J Ordered to Pay $45M in Talc Baby Powder Lawsuit
An Illinois jury’s verdict orders defendants Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue to pay $45 million to the family of a woman who died of… -
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Trial Underway Against Warren Buffett’s Railway Company
A trial has begun over BNSF Railway’s transporting of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from mines in Libby, Montana that closed in 1990. Investor and businessman Warren…