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
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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
Ford to Pay $30M-Plus for Lawsuit Over Transmissions
Ford Motor Co. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit with nearly 2 million owners and former owners of Focus and Fiesta vehicles with bad dual-clutch transmissions known as the DPS6, according to court documents filed late Friday. A lawyer who helped broker the deal on behalf of consumers said the Ford payout could exceed… Continue reading Ford to Pay $30M-Plus for Lawsuit Over Transmissions
Bayer May Pay $10B to Settle Roundup Cancer cases from its Monsanto Deal
In an effort to settle tens of thousands of claims that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, lawyers for some plaintiffs are discussing with the company deals that could lead to a total payout of about $10 billion, according to people with direct knowledge of the negotiations. In some discussions, Bayer’s lawyers have said the… Continue reading Bayer May Pay $10B to Settle Roundup Cancer cases from its Monsanto Deal
Product Recalls Fall to Lowest Level in 16 Years
The number of consumer product recalls fell to its lowest level in 16 years in 2019, marking the third year in a row under mostly Republican leadership that federal regulators have announced fewer product safety problems, according to Washington Post calculations. But there are early signs that the new head of the Consumer Product Safety… Continue reading Product Recalls Fall to Lowest Level in 16 Years
How Secrecy in U.S. Courts Hobbles the Regulators Meant to Protect the Public: Report
Something wasn’t right with the Rhino. Reports started trickling in to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 2005 of people being killed or injured in the Yamaha Motor Co off-road vehicles when they tipped over. But no clear pattern emerged, and in the rough and tumble off-road world, accidents are common. The agency took… Continue reading How Secrecy in U.S. Courts Hobbles the Regulators Meant to Protect the Public: Report
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
FDA Failed to Ensure Safe Prescribing of Opioids, Documents Show
Newly unearthed documents show that the Food and Drug Administration failed to use its policing powers to make sure a program to curb improper prescribing of opioids was effective, researchers say. The lax oversight, they point out, occurred as the epidemic was growing and tens of thousands of people were dying from overdoses each year.… Continue reading FDA Failed to Ensure Safe Prescribing of Opioids, Documents Show