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New Jersey Law Journal

Jurors in NJ Talc Trial Rejected J&J's Bid to Tarnish Plaintiffs' Scientific Evidence

In the nation's first trial where a jury linked Johnson & Johnson's talc products to mesothelioma, the company's efforts to discredit the plaintiffs' evidence simply fell flat.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Returns $37M Verdict in Suit Linking J&J Talc to Mesothelioma

The jury apportioned 70 percent of the award to Johnson & Johnson, maker of the Johnson's Baby Powder that 46-year-old plaintiff Steven Lanzo III said he had used all his life, and 30 percent to co-defendant Imerys Talc America, which produced the raw ingredient in the company's products.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cybersecurity, Insurance Stacking Among Pittsburgh Argument Highlights

The court is scheduled to hear arguments April 10 and April 11.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Shareholders Win SEC Support for Chevron Climate Risk Disclosure, Seek Review of Exxon Ruling

Shareholders continue to confront companies with proposals asking them to disclose new information about how their operations affect the climate.
3 minute read

International Edition

Reed Smith Hires Norton Rose Partner in Singapore

Daniel Perera is the second energy and natural resources partner the firm has hired in Southeast Asia over the past six months.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Scott Faces Deadline on Final Batch of Legislative Session Bills

Gov. Rick Scott has a little more than a week to act on the remaining 19 bills from the 2018 legislative session, including a water-related measure drawing fire from environmentalists.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

OSHA on the OCS? Fifth Circuit Affirms Preemption of OSHA Regulations on OCS MODU

The Fifth Circuit, in Thomas v. Hercules Offshore Services, L.L.C., Case No. 17-30638 (Fiftth Cir. March 2, 2018), concluded per curiam that the Occupational…
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC, Kinross Gold Settle FCPA Charges Over African Mines

Kinross is slated to pay out nearly $1 million in the settlement.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Asbestos Filings Fell in 2017, Report Says

Asbestos filings fell in 2017, and it didn't matter whether they were brought over mesothelioma, lung cancer or other forms of cancer, according to consulting firm KCIC.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ninth Circuit: Underground Injection Wells Required to Have NPDES Permit

On Feb. 1, the Ninth Circuit upheld the Hawaii district court's decision finding that the County of Maui (county) violated the CWA when it discharged treated effluent into underground injection wells, which then allowed the effluent to seep into the Pacific Ocean.
6 minute read

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