McKinsey to Pay $573 Million to Settle Claims Over Opioid Crisis Role — Source February 4, 2021 By Nate Raymond Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay at least $573 million to resolve claims by 40-plus U.S. states...
Johnson & Johnson Fails To Overturn $2B Baby Powder Verdict, Plans Supreme Court Appeal November 4, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Missouri’s highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women...
J&J Sued for Misleading Auris Investors Over 2019 Buyout October 13, 2020 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson was accused in a lawsuit of falsely promising billions of dollars in future payments to Auris Health...
J&J to Contribute Up to $5 Billion to Potential U.S. Opioid Settlement October 13, 2020 Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it will contribute up to $1 billion more to a potential settlement of lawsuits...
J&J Stung by New Jersey Court Ruling Reviving Talc Cancer Claims August 6, 2020 By Jef Feeley A New Jersey appeals court’s decision to revive two lawsuits accusing Johnson & Johnson’s iconic Baby Powder of causing cancer...
BASF, Cahill Law Firm to Pay $72.5 Million in Talc-Scam Deal July 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve...
Nonprofits Urge Johnson & Johnson to Halt Sales of Baby Powder Globally July 9, 2020 By Carl O'Donnell More than 170 nonprofit groups on Wednesday called for Johnson & Johnson to stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder...
J&J Loses Bid to Overturn Baby Powder Verdict, but Damages Cut to $2.1 B June 23, 2020 A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s bid to throw out a jury verdict in favor of...
J&J’s Baby Powder Switch Sets an End Date for Legal Liability May 21, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin Johnson & Johnson’s decision to phase out the talc-based version of its iconic baby powder may signal the company is...
Talc Miner Imerys Strikes Deal to Resolve 14,000 Cancer Lawsuits May 18, 2020 By Jef Feeley Imerys SA, which mines talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s iconic Baby Powder and other products, agreed to turn over...