Articles by Jef Feeley and Della Hasselle

Jury Clears J&J, Bayer of Liability in First Xarelto Product Liability Trial

Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG aren’t responsible for a Xarelto user’s internal bleeding, a jury found in the first trial over the blood-thinning drug. J&J and Bayer didn’t mislead a Louisiana man and his doctors about the blood-thinning drug’s …

Jury Orders J&J to Pay $20 Million in Vaginal Mesh Case

Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $20 million to a New Jersey woman who blames the company’s vaginal-mesh inserts for leaving her in constant pain as the company prepares for a new wave of trials over the medical devices. …

Melania Trump’s $150 Million Libel Suit Claims Lost Business Opportunities

First Lady Melania Trump is suing a British newspaper, saying a defamatory article it later retracted deprived her of the chance to launch a lucrative brand of clothing, shoes, jewelry and perfume. The $150 million suit against the publisher of …

Judge Halves Jury’s $1 Billion Punitive Damages Award in J&J Hip Implant Case

Johnson & Johnson won a ruling cutting almost in half a $1.04 billion jury award to patients who accused the company of hiding defects in its Pinnacle artificial hips that had to be surgically removed. A judge on Tuesday left …

J&J Hit with $1 Billion Verdict in Hip Implant Product Liability Case

Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Texas jury to pay more than $1 billion to patients who claimed the company hid flaws in its Pinnacle artificial hips that had to be surgically removed, in J&J’s second loss linked to …

Insurers to Fund $27 Million Duke Energy Accord Over Ouster of CEO

Duke Energy Corp. agreed to a $27 million settlement of claims that directors wrongfully concealed their plan to fire Chief Executive Officer William Johnson just minutes after the company closed on its $13.7 billion merger with Progress Energy Inc. Duke …

U.S. Judge Allows Class Action Alleging State Farm Bankrolled Judge

Some customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. claim the company conspired to help elect an Illinois Supreme Court candidate so he could vote to throw out a $1 billion award against the company. Now they will be able …

Two Johnson & Johnson Talc Cancer Lawsuits Dismissed by New Jersey Judge

Johnson & Johnson persuaded a New Jersey judge to throw out two women’s lawsuits blaming the health-care company’s talcum powder for their ovarian cancer. The ruling may help J&J fend off more than 1,000 suits in state and federal courts …

Blankenship Headed to Jail After Judge Denies Appeal Request

Former Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship is headed to prison even as he appeals his conviction for conspiring to flout mine-safety laws in connection with the worst U.S. coal industry disaster in almost 40 years. The federal appeals court in …

J&J Faces 1K More Talc-Cancer Suits After Verdict for South Dakota Woman

Johnson & Johnson must pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum powder in the second such trial loss this year. J&J is accused in more than 1,000 lawsuits in …