J&J News

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. …

J&J to Seek U.S. Supreme Court Review on Unit’s Bankruptcy

Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N said on Wednesday that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its effort to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products through the bankruptcy of a subsidiary, after an appeals court …

Judge Questions California Counties’ Opioid Case Against Drugmakers

A California judge on Thursday said several large counties accusing four drugmakers of fueling an opioid epidemic had presented a “dearth of evidence” during a multi-billion dollar trial to support finding the companies’ pain pill marketing caused the health crisis. …

At Deadline, 6 States Had Not Joined $26B Opioid Settlements with Distributors, J&J

At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, have decided they will not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion settlement with three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson, which have been accused of fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic, according …

States Weighing $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Face Saturday Deadline

U.S. states are racing to meet a deadline to commit to a $26 billion opioid settlement with three drug distributors and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, as some grapple with local resistance and concerns the amount isn’t big enough to …

J&J Recalling Some Neutrogena and Aveeno Sunscreen Sprays Due to Benzene

Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after detecting a cancer-causing chemical in some samples The New Jersey-based company said on Wednesday that consumers should stop using the products and discard them after …