Beasley Allen office sign. Courtesy photo Johnson & Johnson, Citing 'Eye-Opening' Emails, Moves to Subpoena Beasley Allen
The subpoenas, requested in a Friday letter, would focus on Beasley Allen's litigation financing arrangements with Fortress Investment Group and its purported relationship with news agency Thomson Reuters.
May 17, 2024 at 07:14 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The subpoena request comes on the same day that both sides were due to file briefs in a hearing on whether to disqualify Beasley Allen from the talc litigation.
- Friday's letter focused on Beasley Allen's alleged attempt to thwart Johnson & Johnson's latest $6.48 billion bankruptcy plan, announced on May 1.
- The letter has attached emails purportedly from a Beasley Allen client and copied to Thomson Reuters.
Johnson & Johnson lodged a new attack against Beasley Allen, asking a federal judge to order subpoenas of the plaintiffs firm about its litigation financing and relationship with news agency Thomson Reuters.
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