By Amanda Bronstad | May 16, 2023
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary filed its Chapter 11 reorganization plan on Monday, but lawyers for talc claimants already raised concerns about it at a Tuesday hearing.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 10, 2023
The plaintiff, Anthony Hernandez Valadez, is 24 years old and alleges Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused his diagnosis of a pericardial mesothelioma, a terminal cancer.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 3, 2023
At a Wednesday bankruptcy hearing, plaintiffs' lawyers raised concerns that Randi Ellis, whose re-appointment as the representative for future claims is pending, wasn't impartial anymore given her alleged involvement in preparing the second Chapter 11 case.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 27, 2023
U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo, in New York, is set to decide whether plaintiffs' expert Dr. Jacqueline Moline must disclose the 33 individuals in her 2019 article, one of the first to link cosmetic talcum powder to mesothelioma.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 25, 2023
In a Monday motion, a talc claimants committee said Johnson & Johnson's LTL Management manufactured financial distress when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this month.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 20, 2023
U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan on Thursday limited his preliminary injunction order to 60 days and allowed discovery to move ahead in pending talc cases against Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 18, 2023
On Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan heard more than eight hours of arguments on whether the automatic stay in this month's talcum powder bankruptcy filing should halt trials against Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 11, 2023
Chief Judge Michael Kaplan, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, cautioned lawyers on Tuesday at the first hearing in this month's Chapter 11 case to tone down the vitriol. "The world is watching," he said.
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 4, 2023
"This is the largest products liability settlement ever realized after a bankruptcy filing," said Mikal Watts.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | March 30, 2023
Second-year associates and 19th-year partners share the same billing rate in recent bankruptcy filings.
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