By Amanda Bronstad | July 28, 2022
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan announced the decision on Thursday after ruling in favor of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management on how to proceed with its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which aims to resolve at least 38,000 lawsuits filed by ovarian cancer and mesothelioma victims.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 26, 2022
Under the settlement, announced on Tuesday, Teva would provide $3.7 billion to states, local communities and Native American tribes, plus $1.2 billion worth of generic Narcan, a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses.
By Jane Wester | July 20, 2022
A First Department panel found insufficient evidence to establish that plaintiff's use of talc products resulted in enough exposure to cause mesothelioma.
By Charles Toutant | July 14, 2022
Since the District of New Jersey enacted a local rule in June 2021 mandating the disclosure of any third-party litigation funding arrangements, many such arrangements have come to light in high-profile mass tort suits in New Jersey, said Anthony Anastasio, president of the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 6, 2022
The July 1 defense verdict, from a federal jury in Denver, follows two other pelvic mesh verdicts in March, in Arizona and West Virginia, for Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 13, 2022
The Official Committee of Talc Claimants, or TCC, sought to lift U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan's order granting a preliminary injunction on all 38,000 talcum powder cases. A hearing is Tuesday.
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By Aleeza Furman | June 7, 2022
"You have a pretty high hill to climb," Judge Thomas Ambro told a Philadelphia trial lawyer near the conclusion of his argument.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 31, 2022
More than 620 cities and counties are challenging U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's order that requires 7.5% of their opioid settlements go toward attorney fees for lead plaintiffs' counsel in the multidistrict litigation.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 27, 2022
Thursday's order, by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, in Chicago, followed a fight between two competing lawyer teams who traded barbs over diversity and size.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 26, 2022
Mounting lawsuits cite a "pattern of conduct" involving Abbott's plant in Sturgis, Michigan, which was shut down amid a Feb. 17 recall of its infant formula products.
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