September 16, 2024 | Law.com
Beasley Allen Sues Co-Counsel Allen Smith for Supporting J&J's Talc SettlementBeasley Allen claims Allen Smith owes $1.16 million in talc expenses. 'To allege that I have not performed my share of the work, and not paid my share of the expenses is laughable,' Smith told Law.com. "Looks like the pot is calling the kettle black."
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6 minute read
September 13, 2024 | Law.com
'Substantial Injustice': Hair Relaxer MDL Lead Counsel Challenge Common-Benefit OrderOn Sept. 6, lead counsel in the hair relaxer multidistrict litigation filed a motion to reconsider last month's order in which U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland excluded state court cases from a potential 11% common-benefit assessment.
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September 12, 2024 | Law.com
Illinois Prosecutors May Drop Criminal Charges Against Tom Girardi"We're considering whether we proceed at all with the trial against Mr. Girardi," Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Rubenstein told U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland, in Chicago, at a status conference Thursday.
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3 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Talc Trial Opens in Connecticut: J&J 'Chose to Do the Wrong Thing'Ben Braly, of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, told jurors in Connecticut's Bridgeport Judicial District Court on Wednesday that his client, plaintiff Evan Plotkin, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2021, at age 64, after a lifetime of using Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Johnson & Johnson's Proposed Talc Bankruptcy Plan Now Totals $9.1B, Could A $2.75B NCAA Class Settlement Collapse?By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
September 05, 2024 | Law.com
Did Johnson & Johnson's Proposed $8B Talc Bankruptcy Plan Just Jump to $9.1B?More than a decade after taking on Johnson & Johnson with the first trial linking baby powder to ovarian cancer, attorney Allen Smith on Wednesday signed off on a proposed bankruptcy plan after negotiating for an additional $1 billion.
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4 minute read
September 04, 2024 | The Recorder
'Very Arrogant': Lenders and Lawyers Say Tom Girardi Bragged, Bullied Them"What was found in that courtroom, and what a jury found, is what I felt five years ago when I first encountered Tom Girardi," attorney Leslie D. Corwin of Duane Morris told Law.com.
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September 04, 2024 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Delaware's Highest Court Takes Up Zantac Expert Appeal, Will Convicted Tom Girardi Go to Prison?The Delaware Supreme Court has agreed to take up an appeal of a May 31 ruling that allowed 10 plaintiffs' experts into thousands of Zantac lawsuits.
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7 minute read
September 03, 2024 | Law.com
In Rare Win, Ancestry.com Beats Back Publicity Claims Over Yearbook PhotosOn Aug. 27, U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus granted summary judgment after concluding that Ancestry.com hadn't used plaintiff John Wilson's photos for a commercial purpose.
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4 minute read
August 28, 2024 | The Recorder
Will Tom Girardi, Now Convicted, Go to Prison?Girardi, 85, faces up to 80 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors. But one former federal prosecutor said the sentencing guidelines put him in the range of nine to 14 years.
By Amanda Bronstad
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