Boy Scouts Victims’ Fund Unfair to Insurers, Companies Argue in Court March 30, 2022 By Steven Church The Boy Scouts of America’s sexual abuse compensation fund may force insurers to make payments they can’t negotiate over, even...
J&J’s Victory Over Cancer Victims Clears Path for 3M, Others March 25, 2022 By Jef Feeley and Steven Church A court ruling allowing Johnson & Johnson to use a controversial bankruptcy strategy to force cancer victims into potential settlement...
Hertz Customers Who Claim They Were Falsely Arrested Score Win in Court February 14, 2022 By Steven Church Hertz Corp., battling hundreds of customers who say they were falsely arrested for auto theft after renting cars, was ordered...
Judge to Rule in February on Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Bankruptcy Strategy January 18, 2022 By Steven Church Johnson & Johnson should know by the end of next month whether its controversial use of bankruptcy to try to...
Talcum Cancer Victims Rebuff J&J’s Push for Settlement Talks November 23, 2021 By Steven Church Johnson & Johnson will likely have to wait until next year before it can restart negotiations to resolve 38,000 lawsuits...
9/11 Victim Fund Director Feinberg to Help Mediate in Talcum Fight November 16, 2021 By Steven Church The lawyer who oversaw payments to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has agreed to mediate part of the...
Boy Scouts Preparing for Abuse Victims’ Vote on $1.6 Billion Compensation Fund September 30, 2021 By Steven Church The Boy Scouts of America are preparing to ask sex abuse victims to vote for a $1.6 billion trust fund...
Honeywell and Asbestos Trust Countersue Over Disputed Claims of $2.3 Billion September 22, 2021 By Steven Church Honeywell International Inc. sued a trust for victims of asbestos poisoning, claiming the fund’s managers are wrongly paying people who...
Chubb Unit Insurance Dispute Complicates Boy Scouts Abuse Victims’ Deal August 31, 2021 By Steven Church A dispute over whether a unit of insurance giant Chubb Ltd. must contribute to a trust fund for sexually abused...
Opioid and Asbestos Immunity Cases Could Tilt Bankruptcy Scales Away From Victims August 26, 2021 By Jeremy Hill and Steven Church The billionaire owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and lumber giant Georgia-Pacific are in high-stakes legal battles to shed...