Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Talcum Baby Powder in U.S., Canada Amid Litigation

J&J talc reaches talc settlement

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

J&J unit bankruptcy

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

As the Seas Have Been Rising, Tri-State Home Values Have Been Sinking

A summery day out at a beach in the Hamptons.

Scientists from the non-profit First Street Foundation analyzed recent housing market trends in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and found $6.7 billion has been lost in home value from 2005 to 2017 due to sea level rise flooding.   This builds on their previous research that found $7.4 billion in home value had been… Continue reading As the Seas Have Been Rising, Tri-State Home Values Have Been Sinking