A Missouri jury awarded $1.56 billion to three people who claimed their cancer was caused by Monsanto Co.’s Roundup weedkiller! Each plaintiff was awarded $500 million in punitive damages and multimillion-dollar compensatory awards of $38 million, $17.5 million and $5.6 million, respectively. The verdict comes weeks after juries in Philadelphia and San Diego slammed theContinue reading “Jury Awards $1.56B In Monsanto Roundup Verdict In Missouri!”
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J&J 3rd Bankruptcy May Spark SCOTUS ‘Texas Two-Step’ Scrutiny:
Johnson & Johnson, which twice failed to use bankruptcy to resolve claims its baby powder caused cancer, is plotting a third Chapter 11 filing, with the potential to spark a circuit split that could put the controversial “Texas Two-Step” maneuver squarely in the U.S. Supreme Court’s sights, experts say. After spending millions on two NewContinue reading “J&J 3rd Bankruptcy May Spark SCOTUS ‘Texas Two-Step’ Scrutiny:”
BREAKING: Monsanto Hit With $175M & $332M Verdicts In 1st Roundup Trials!
A Philadelphia jury slammed Monsanto with a $175 million verdict for a cancer patient who claimed the company didn’t adequately warn customers about carcinogens in the weed killer Roundup, wrapping up the city’s first trial on tort claims over the Bayer AG unit’s signature product! Shortly after, a San Diego jury slammed Monsanto with aContinue reading “BREAKING: Monsanto Hit With $175M & $332M Verdicts In 1st Roundup Trials!”
Judge OKs Fees For Talc Lawyers In J&J Unit’s First Ch. 11
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has told counsel for talc tort claimants in the original Chapter 11 of Johnson & Johnson’s talc spinoff that they are due hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and expenses, saying the payment was justified by the “extraordinary” circumstances of the case. In an opinion filed, U.S. Bankruptcy JudgeContinue reading “Judge OKs Fees For Talc Lawyers In J&J Unit’s First Ch. 11”
J&J Talc Unit Questions Distress Need In Ch. 11 Appeal
The talc unit of Johnson & Johnson laid out the basis for an appeal of the dismissal of its Chapter 11 case Friday, saying it questions the need for the business to be in financial distress to file for bankruptcy in good faith. — law360 Settlements are coming! We are finding and getting settlements signedContinue reading “J&J Talc Unit Questions Distress Need In Ch. 11 Appeal”
Vet Says 3M’s $50M Bellwether Verdict Appeal Is ‘Scattershot’
A veteran who was awarded $50 million in compensatory damages over 3M’s allegedly defective earplugs urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday not to overturn his verdict. Veteran Luke Vilsmeyer told the panel that 3M is “grasping at straws” in its arguments that he failed to prove that the combat earplug caused his hearing damage and thatContinue reading “Vet Says 3M’s $50M Bellwether Verdict Appeal Is ‘Scattershot’”
J&J Talc Unit Refiles For Ch. 11 With $8.9B Deal
Johnson & Johnson’s talc unit commenced a new Chapter 11 bankruptcy case Tuesday afternoon, this time coming to court with an $8.9 billion settlement with a group of talc injury claimants whose litigation led to its original insolvency case. In addition to more than 50,000 filed talc injury suits, there are likely to be another 20,000Continue reading “J&J Talc Unit Refiles For Ch. 11 With $8.9B Deal”
L’Oreal Sued Over Alleged Cancer-Causing Products
Hair product maker L’Oreal failed to warn the public that their Black hair care products contained chemicals which posed major health risks, such as uterine cancer, according to two lawsuits filed in Florida and Texas federal court by women who say they had to undergo hysterectomies after decades of repeated exposure. The personal injury suits sayContinue reading “L’Oreal Sued Over Alleged Cancer-Causing Products”
This Year in Review and to a Happy New Year!
3M3M can’t avoid any part of its alleged liability in massive multidistrict litigation over injuries purportedly caused by its Combat Arms Earplugs, a Florida federal judge ruled, saying the company cannot shift the blame to its codefendant. This came after 3M was denied a new trial earlier after a jury awarded a veteran Green Beret $50Continue reading “This Year in Review and to a Happy New Year!”
Calif. Woman Awarded $50M In Talc Suit
A Los Angeles jury has awarded a 76-year-old woman and her husband more than $50 million in damages for the cancer she said she got from using Avon cosmetics containing asbestos-tainted talc, according to a pair of verdicts. The jury found that Avon Products Inc.’s negligence in manufacturing its cosmetics was a substantial factor in causing harmContinue reading “Calif. Woman Awarded $50M In Talc Suit”