Johnson and Johnson News

J&J to Pay $700 Million to Settle States’ Talc-Marketing Probe

Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to pay about $700 million to resolve an investigation by more than 40 US states of claims that it wrongfully marketed its talc-based baby powder by not warning about possible health risks, according to …

J&J Rejected $19 Billion Baby Powder Cancer Accord Pitched by One of Its Ex-Lawyers

A lawyer who is trying to broker a settlement in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder cancer lawsuits proposed that it can resolve the decade-long litigation and any future cases for $19 billion — $10 billion more than the company offered …

J&J Cites ‘Progress’ Settling Baby Powder Cancer Cases

Johnson & Johnson said it’s moving forward to resolve lawsuits that claim its talc-based Baby Powder causes cancer to avoid facing some jury trials next year and further its strategy of finding a global settlement for thousands of cases. “We …

J&J Weighs Third Bankruptcy Try to Settle Baby Powder Suits

Johnson & Johnson said it is weighing a third attempt to use bankruptcy for an $8.9 billion settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits that allege tainted talc in the company’s baby powder caused cancer. Erik Haas, J&J’s lawyer in …

Court Tosses $223.8 Million Verdict Against J&J in Talc Cancer Case

A New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday threw out a $223.8 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson that a jury had awarded to four plaintiffs who claimed they developed cancer from being exposed to asbestos in the company’s talc powder …

Doctor Asks Court to Toss J&J Lawsuit Against her over Cancer Research

NEW YORK –– A medical researcher has asked a court to throw out a lawsuit that Johnson & Johnson filed against her over her 2019 study on the links between cosmetic talc products and cancer, saying that her research is …

J&J Talc Unit 2nd Bankruptcy Must Be Dismissed, Lawyers Say

Johnson & Johnson’s second attempt to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy should be dismissed as an unprecedented fraud designed to deny plaintiffs just compensation, lawyers representing cancer victims argued in a Monday court filing. The attorneys contend J&J defied a …

Judge Indicates Intention to Dismiss J&J Talc Unit Bankruptcy

The bankruptcy case filed by Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary shouldering talc-related lawsuits will soon be dismissed unless a U.S appeals court agrees to reconsider its decision to nix the company’s attempt to offload the litigation into Chapter 11 proceedings, a …

J&J Settles West Virginia Opioid Litigation for $99M

Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis in the state, removing the company from an ongoing trial that began earlier this …

Johnson & Johnson Can’t Block Lawsuit Claiming It Lied About Asbestos in Talc

Johnson & Johnson can’t use its baby powder bankruptcy to prevent a lawsuit that accuses the company of hiding evidence that its industrial talc operation exposed workers to the toxic material asbestos, a federal judge ruled. The judge overseeing the …