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Corporate Counsel

3D Printing Double-Unicorn Carbon Taps Align's Karrie Rexford as First GC

"Karrie is known for finding creative ways to solve hard problems," co-CEO Phil DeSimone said.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Pendulum Has Swung': Talc Bankruptcy Isn't Over, But Time Is Ticking

U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan said at a Tuesday hearing that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management's rehearing petition would delay any potential mandate that would prompt him to dismiss the Chapter 11 case.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

The 'Fabuloso' Class Action Is Gaining Momentum—But This Law Firm Won't Touch It Yet

Multiple lawyers have signed on to represent consumers, but one law firm is sitting out the litigation—at least for now.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Delay, Misdirection and Frivolous Arguments': Gibson Dunn, Facebook Sanctioned in Privacy Cases

"This case is an example of a wealthy client (Facebook) and its high-powered law firm (Gibson Dunn) using delay, misdirection, and frivolous arguments to make litigation unfairly difficult and expensive for their opponents," U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled.
4 minute read

Law.com

Earplug Lawyers: Talc Dismissal 'Knocks the Props Out' of 3M Bankruptcy

Lawyers suing 3M over its combat earplugs moved on Friday to dismiss the Chapter 11 case of its subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, citing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's ruling on Monday dismissing Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: 3rd Circuit Zaps J&J's Talc Bankruptcy Move Finding a Lack of 'Financial Distress'

Jeffrey Lamken of MoloLamken, Jonathan Massey of Massey & Gail and Michael Winograd of Brown Rudnick co-led the appellate team for the official committee of talc claimants. Lamken argued at the Third Circuit alongside David Frederick of Kellogg Hansen, representing plaintiffs firm Arnold & Itkin, and DOJ attorney Sean Janda, representing the U.S. Trustee.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Some Women Have Died': Philadelphia Talc Plaintiffs Lawyers Prep to Move Cases After J&J Unit's Bankruptcy Dismissal

"We are eager to be able to get our cases back on the trial list in Philadelphia," said Nancy Winkler, a partner with Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck who serves as local counsel in a number of talc cases in Philadelphia.
4 minute read

Law.com

With Talc Bankruptcy Out, How Soon Could Trials Against Johnson & Johnson Restart?

Plaintiffs lawyers prepped for talc trials soon after Monday's decision by the Third Circuit dismissing the J&J bankruptcy, but they might have to wait a bit longer.
5 minute read

Law.com

In 'Landmark' Win for Talc Plaintiffs, Third Circuit Dismisses Johnson & Johnson Unit's Bankruptcy

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a bankruptcy judge's decision, concluding that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management was not in financial distress at the time it filed its Chapter 11 case in 2021.
6 minute read

Law.com

Scientific Lab Behind Dozens of Product Recalls Under the Microscope

In lawsuits, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever and others are challenging the scientific methods used by Valisure, the Connecticut laboratory whose reports have prompted recalls, and subsequent class actions, over drugs, sunscreen and dry shampoo.
10 minute read

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