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Roundup Trial in Missouri Postponed Due to COVID-19 Omicron Surge

A Jan. 31 jury trial in Kansas City, Missouri, over the pesticide Roundup was postponed on Tuesday after Monsanto raised concerns about rising COVID-19 cases.
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Law.com

Jury Selection Strategy Was Key to String of J&J Talc Wins, Skadden's Allison Brown Says

In this week's episode, Skadden's Alli Brown shares her strategy for securing defense verdicts in venues considered to be plaintiff-friendly.
1 minute read

Law.com

'It's Just Plain Wrong.' Lead Counsel Under Fire Over Talc Fees.

The Ferraro Law Firm in Miami has accused lead counsel in the multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder of a "money grab" by collecting potential common benefit fees on two dozen lawsuits he settled.
6 minute read

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In Mass Torts, All Eyes Are on Talc Bankruptcy in 2022

Lawyers for talc claimants have moved to dismiss the Chapter 11 case, filed by LTL Management, a newly created subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, to resolve more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder products cause ovarian cancer or mesothelioma.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Greenberg Traurig Bolsters Pharma Practice With 2 Goodwin Procter Products Liability Litigators

Goodwin partners Glenn Kerner and Nilda Isidro moved to Greenberg Traurig in New York, bringing with them a megapharmaceutical client.
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Law.com

In a Bid to Resolve Roundup Lawsuits, Monsanto Makes Its Case Before the 11th Circuit

The appeal is the latest effort by Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, to toss thousands of lawsuits over Roundup as part of a "five-point plan" announced earlier this year.
5 minute read

Law.com

Talc Cases Halted as J&J Bankruptcy Moves to New Jersey

A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday ordered that all talcum powder lawsuits be stayed for 60 days, pending transfer of the Chapter 11 filing of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management from North Carolina to New Jersey.
5 minute read

Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Loses First Fights Over Talc Bankruptcy, but Bigger Battles Loom

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley, who is overseeing J&J subsidiary LTL Management's Chapter 11 filing, issued two orders on Tuesday that challenge the venue and limit the scope of a stay on talcum powder lawsuits.
6 minute read

Law.com

A Snoring Juror and a 'Creep' Witness: A Juror's Take on Last Month's Talc Trial

An alternate juror who sat through a lengthy talcum powder trial last month said there was a "definite need" for Johnson & Johnson to put a warning label on its baby powder but not enough evidence to convince her that the product caused plaintiffs to get ovarian cancer.
6 minute read

Law.com

'This Stinks': Johnson & Johnson's Bankruptcy Filing Draws Ire of Plaintiffs Bar

Thursday's filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in North Carolina's Western District lists the top 30 plaintiffs firms with talc claims against Johnson & Johnson. Some called the filing a "fraudulent abuse of the bankruptcy system" and "corporate fraud."
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