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 Charles Toutant | May 3, 2023
After some large plaintiffs' verdicts in pelvic mesh suits before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ethicon has seen a reversal of fortune, with defense verdicts in at least five such cases in 2022 and 2023.
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 Colleen Murphy | April 25, 2023
"Rather than acknowledging the existence of the photographs and videos and providing a privilege log, Plaintiff's counsel's conduct resulted in concealment of the existence of the documents," said U.S. Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio of the District of New Jersey. "Plaintiff's counsel fails to proffer any justification—let alone substantial justification—for failing to disclose the existence of these documents through a privilege log."
By Amanda Bronstad | April 21, 2023
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, in New York, refused on Thursday to dismiss 72 lawsuits alleging taking Tylenol while pregnant increases the risks of children developing autism or ADHD.
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 ALM Staff | April 18, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
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 6, 2023
"What [Johnson & Johnson] is apparently counting on is running the clock on dying cancer victims," one attorney said.
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