Court Tosses $223.8M Verdict Against J&J in Talc Cancer Case October 3, 2023 By Brendan Pierson A New Jersey appeals court on Oct. 3 threw out a $223.8 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson that a...
Johnson & Johnson to No Longer Sell Talc-Based Baby Powder in U.S., Canada May 20, 2020 By Carl O'Donnell Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States...
FDA Hearing to Address Testing of Talcum Powders, Cosmetics for Asbestos February 4, 2020 By Chad Terhune and Lisa Girion For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will examine asbestos testing for talc...
New Jersey Jury Rejects Claim J&J Baby Powder Caused Woman’s Cancer October 12, 2018 By Tina Bellon A New Jersey jury on Thursday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a case involving a woman who alleged...
BASF Case Shows How Liabilities May Emerge Long After Acquisition September 8, 2015 By David Voreacos and Jef Feeley When BASF SE acquired Engelhard Corp. nine years ago for $5 billion, executives unknowingly inherited a ticking legal time bomb....