Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors reached nationwide settlements over their roles in the opioid addiction crisis on Friday, clearing the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the United States. Taken as a whole, the settlements are the largest to date among the numerous opioid-related cases… Continue reading J&J, Distributors Finalize $26B Landmark Opioid Settlement
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Johnson & Johnson Fails to Overturn $2.12B Baby Powder Verdict, Plans Supreme Court Appeal
Missouri’s highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products. The Missouri Supreme Court let stand a June 23 decision by a state appeals court, which upheld a jury’s July… Continue reading Johnson & Johnson Fails to Overturn $2.12B Baby Powder Verdict, Plans Supreme Court Appeal
Missouri Court Cuts Talc-Powder Verdict Against J&J to $2.1 Billion
A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder caused ovarian cancer in 22 women, though the court reduced by more than half the $4.69 billion in damages J&J was ordered to pay. The Missouri Court of Appeals reduced total damages to about $2.1 billion. J&J earlier Tuesday… Continue reading Missouri Court Cuts Talc-Powder Verdict Against J&J to $2.1 Billion
Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Talcum Baby Powder in U.S., Canada Amid Litigation
Johnson & Johnson, besieged by lawsuits, will stop selling baby powder made with talc in the U.S. and Canada, citing a decline in customer demand amid safety concerns about one of its most famous products. The move comes as J&J faces thousands of lawsuits alleging the talc powder has harmed women who had used it… Continue reading Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Talcum Baby Powder in U.S., Canada Amid Litigation
N.J. Jury Orders J&J to Pay $750 Million in Punitive Damages in Latest Baby Powder Verdict
A New Jersey state jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $750 million in punitive damages to four people who said their use of the company’s talcum powders caused a rare cancer, the latest legal loss for the health-care giant. The judge presiding over the trial, Ana C. Viscomi of New Jersey Superior… Continue reading N.J. Jury Orders J&J to Pay $750 Million in Punitive Damages in Latest Baby Powder Verdict
Judge Orders J&J to Pay $344 Million in Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit
A California judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $344 million in a lawsuit in which state officials accused the company of deceptively marketing surgical mesh devices for use in pelvic procedures in women. Then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris sued J&J and its Ethicon unit in 2016, saying the company marketed its mesh devices as… Continue reading Judge Orders J&J to Pay $344 Million in Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit
New Mexico Sues Johnson & Johnson Over Baby Powder
The accusations in a new lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson sound familiar: The consumer goods giant knew for decades that its baby powder and other talc-based products were contaminated with carcinogenic asbestos, but continued to market the items. What makes this case different is that it was brought by a state. Hector Balderas, the attorney… Continue reading New Mexico Sues Johnson & Johnson Over Baby Powder
‘SELL BABY SELL’: Inside the Opioid Industry’s Marketing Machine
A dozen years ago, the federal government came down hard on Purdue Pharma, fining the drugmaker and three of its executives a record $634 million for misbranding its blockbuster OxyContin pill as safer and less addictive than other painkillers. In the decade leading up to the 2007 fine, Purdue helped change the culture of prescribing… Continue reading ‘SELL BABY SELL’: Inside the Opioid Industry’s Marketing Machine
Big U.S. Retailers Pull J&J Baby Powder Off Shelves after Recall
Four major U.S. retailers, including Walmart and Target Corp, are removing all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder from their stores, following the healthcare conglomerate’s recall last week of some bottles due to possible asbestos contamination. J&J, which is facing thousands of lawsuits over a variety of products, said last week it was… Continue reading Big U.S. Retailers Pull J&J Baby Powder Off Shelves after Recall
Johnson & Johnson’s Legal Challenges Mount
Johnson & Johnson, facing lawsuits from more than 100,000 plaintiffs over its product safety and marketing tactics, has taken the aggressive strategy of battling many of the cases in court. And it is losing. A lot. Juries and judges have ordered the health-products giant to pay billions of dollars in several recent trials over claims… Continue reading Johnson & Johnson’s Legal Challenges Mount