Reuters Special Report: J&J’s Secret Plan to Limit Payouts to Cancer Claimants February 7, 2022 By Mike Spector and Dan Levine Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards...
How J&J Shaped Report on Talc’s Links to Cancer November 9, 2021 By Jef Feeley and Anna Edney Unsealed emails reveal the role baby-powder maker Johnson & Johnson played in a report that an industry group submitted to...
J&J CEO Testifies in Baby Powder Trial He Relied on Experts on Asbestos Risk January 28, 2020 By Michael Erman and Lisa Girion Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Alex Gorsky on Monday faced questions from plaintiffs lawyers over the timing of his sale...
U.S. Study Questions Baby Powder Link to Ovarian Cancer January 9, 2020 By Robert Langreth and Jef Feeley A study of more than 250,000 women found that those who used talc or other personal-hygiene powders weren’t significantly more...
Reuters Special Report: Powder Keg- Regulators Bowed to Industry for Decades Over Talc Risks December 3, 2019 By Lisa Girion and Chad Terhune At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a hotel near Washington, D.C., to...
Appeals Court Nixes J&J $110 Million Baby Powder Verdict October 15, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Peter Hayes Johnson & Johnson persuaded a Missouri appeals court to throw out a $110 million jury award to a woman who...
Johnson & Johnson Hit with $25 Million Talc Verdict; Also Cleared by Another Jury May 22, 2019 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay at least $25 million to a woman who said she contracted a rare...
Could J&J Be Helped by Missouri Ruling Against Talcum Lawsuits? February 26, 2019 By Tina Bellon A Missouri Supreme Court ruling on talc lawsuits could reduce the liability and number of large trials Johnson & Johnson...
J&J Vows to Appeal After Judge Rejects Bid to Set Aside $4.7B Baby Powder Verdict December 20, 2018 By Tina Bellon Johnson & Johnson failed to persuade a Missouri trial judge to set aside a July verdict awarding a record $4.69...
Johnson & Johnson Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in South Carolina Cancer Suit May 30, 2018 By Christie Smythe and Jef Feeley A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial in a case against Johnson & Johnson alleging that exposure to asbestos in...