J&J News

J&J Settles First Talc Cases to Go to Trial After Failed Bankruptcies

Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said it has settled two lawsuits claiming its talc products caused cancer, the first such cases to go to trial since a federal court rejected the company’s plan to move its talc liabilities into bankruptcy …

J&J Talc Cancer Plaintiffs Want 6-Month Ban on Further Bankruptcy Filings

Lawyers for thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based powders caused them to develop cancer on Wednesday urged a U.S. judge to temporarily block the company from seeking bankruptcy protection for a third time for its talc subsidiary. …

J&J Effort to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Fails a Second Time

A U.S. judge on Friday shot down Johnson & Johnson’s second attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products in bankruptcy, imperiling a proposed $8.9 billion settlement that would stop new lawsuits from being filed. U.S. …

J&J Must Pay $18.8M to California Cancer Patient in Baby Powder Suit

Johnson & Johnson’s must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, a jury decided on Tuesday, a setback for the company as it seeks to settle thousands of similar …

FDA Classifies Recall of J&J’s Electrosurgical Tools as Most Serious

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday classified the recall of certain electrosurgery tools manufactured by a Johnson & Johnson unit as “most serious,” saying their use could lead to injuries or death. The U.S. health regulator said …

Jurors Urged to Impose Heavy Punitive Damages in J&J Talc Trial

Lawyers for a California man who says he developed a rare cancer from exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder on Monday urged a jury to order the company to pay heavy punitive damages, calling its conduct …

J&J, Cancer Victims Ordered to Start Mediation in Bankruptcy

A federal judge ordered a new round of settlement talks between Johnson & Johnson and lawyers who spurned the company’s offer to pay $8.9 billion to end tens of thousands of cancer claims filed by people who used the company’s …

J&J Talc Unit Asks Judge to Halt Cancer Lawsuits as it Pursues $8.9B Settlement

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary is again asking a U.S. judge to pause tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company’s baby powder and other talc products cause cancer, as it seeks to resolve the litigation in bankruptcy after a …

J&J Talc Unit Defends Latest Bankruptcy Settlement Bid

A Johnson & Johnson company on Tuesday defended its second attempt to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy, telling a U.S. judge it can quickly build consensus around its $8.9 billion settlement offer despite doubts about its assertion that 60,000 plaintiffs …

Johnson & Johnson Unit Loses Bid to Stay in Bankruptcy During Supreme Court Appeal

A Johnson & Johnson company cannot delay a court order dismissing its bankruptcy, a U.S. court said on Friday, despite the company’s planned Supreme Court appeal to use bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products. …