West Virginia Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Scheduled for April 2022 Trial August 9, 2021 A lawsuit filed by the state of West Virginia accusing several drug manufacturers of misrepresenting the risks of their painkilling...
Jury in Talcum Powder Trial Finds J&J Not to Blame for Woman’s Death August 2, 2021 By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel An Illinois jury on Friday refused to hold Johnson & Johnson liable for a woman’s death from ovarian cancer, which...
J&J Considers Placing Talcum Powder Liabilities Into Bankruptcy: Reuters July 19, 2021 By Jessica DiNapoli, Mike Spector and Dan Levine Johnson & Johnson is exploring a plan to offload liabilities from widespread Baby Powder litigation into a newly created business...
J&J Recalling Some Neutrogena and Aveeno Sunscreen Sprays Due to Benzene July 15, 2021 By Sabahatjahan Contractor Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after detecting a cancer-causing chemical in...
Drug Industry Faces First High-Stakes Opioid Jury Trial June 29, 2021 By Jef Feeley Jurors on New York’s Long Island are set to determine whether a group of opioid makers and drug distributors created...
J&J Reports $263M Resolution of N.Y. Opioid Lawsuits Before Trial June 28, 2021 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson said it agreed to pay $263 million to resolve opioid lawsuits filed in New York, settling the...
Safety Qualms, Slow Demand Hamper J&J Vaccine Rollout in U.S. June 7, 2021 By Michael Erman Safety concerns about Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine along with overall flagging demand for vaccinations have slowed its U.S. rollout...
J&J to Resume Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine to EU with Safety Warning April 21, 2021 By Manas Mishra and Carl O'Donnell Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s medical...
FDA Halts Vaccine Manufacturing at Plant Where Doses Were Wasted April 19, 2021 By Manas Mishra and Ankur Banerjee The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Emergent BioSolutions Inc. to halt producing new materials for COVID-19 vaccines until...
U.S. Recommends Pausing Use of J&J COVID Vaccine over Rare Blood Clots April 13, 2021 By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for at least a few...