by Halley Porter | Feb 14, 2023 | Top Cases, Daniel Thornburgh, Product Liability, Talcum Powder
(Reuters) -The bankruptcy case filed by Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary shouldering talc-related lawsuits will soon be dismissed unless the U.S. appeals court agrees to reconsider its decision to nix the company’s attempt to offload the litigation into...
by Halley Porter | Feb 1, 2023 | Top Cases, Daniel Thornburgh, Product Liability, Talcum Powder
This morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit dismissed a bankruptcy petition by Johnson & Johnson, forcing the company’s subsidiary, LTL Management, to continue litigating lawsuits filed by plaintiffs alleging the company’s talcum powder...
by Halley Porter | Aug 30, 2022 | Top Cases, Daniel Thornburgh, Product Liability, Talcum Powder
Earlier this month, the United States-headquartered multinational Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that it would discontinue its talc-based baby powder products globally in 2023. The company will drop talc — a mineral that is mined — from its baby powder...
by Halley Porter | Aug 25, 2022 | Top Cases, Daniel Thornburgh, Product Liability, Talcum Powder
After months of radio silence from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), lawmakers are pressing the nation’s top legal officer for updates on a 2019 probe into Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder sales. Wednesday, congress members Steve Cohen of Tennessee’s 9th...
