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Johnson & Johnson Sues Plaintiffs' Talc Experts Accused of 'Widespread Deception'Their 2020 study found 75 unnamed mesothelioma patients had no exposures to asbestos other than cosmetic talcum powder, but Johnson & Johnson has insisted those claims are false as to six or more of the individuals.
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After Jury Returns $45M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson, Dean Omar Opens New Talc Trial in OregonDean Omar, the Dallas-based plaintiffs firm that won a $45 million talcum powder verdict last month against Johnson & Johnson, opened on Thursday with another trial. Orrick's Will Stute represented Johnson & Johnson.
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May 08, 2024 | Law.com
Nevada Judge Asked to Upend 'Unprecedented' Uber-Backed Ballot InitiativeA Nevada judge is weighing whether to overhaul an Uber-backed ballot initiative that would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, including sexual assault lawsuits.
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'This Is a Recurring Problem': Objector Appeals $725M Facebook SettlementIn a May 4 opening brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, objectors said that the Facebook settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal discounted the statutory claims of 253 million class members by more than 99.7%.
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May 02, 2024 | Law.com
Report: Data Breaches and ADA Compliance Drive Class Action IncreaseThe inaugural Class Action Litigation Report, released on Thursday by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found class action filings steadily increased from 2014 to 2020, dipped 10% in 2021, then started rising again in 2022. Last year, class action filings jumped 4% to 9,705.
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May 01, 2024 | Law.com
Johnson & Johnson Launches $6.48B Bankruptcy Plan to Resolve Talc LawsuitsWednesday's proposed plan immediately got pushback from lawyers representing ovarian cancer victims: "This is not a done deal," Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield told Law.com. "There is substantial opposition to this."
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