where J&J subsidiary Red River Talc is seeking approval for a “prepackaged” bankruptcy agreement. Under the deal, the company would provide a trust to cover the claims of some 93,000 plaintiffs who ...

Plaintiffs firms spent $121 million on television ads regarding the J&J talcum powder litigation to attract potential clients ...

Some people are surprised to learn that talc is a fairly common ingredient used in cosmetics. "The list encompasses ...

Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday kicked off a bankruptcy-court trial on its third attempt to resolve one of the largest-ever mass tort lawsuits through a chapter 11 case. Over ...

NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), opens new tab faces a critical test on Tuesday over its $10 billion proposal to end litigation alleging that its baby powder caused ovarian ...

Specifically the case relates to over 62,000 plaintiffs who say JNJ’s baby powder and other talc products were contaminated with asbestos, which led to cancers. Bloomberg reported in December ...

J&J is attempting to use a subsidiary’s bankruptcy to resolve lawsuits from more than 62,000 plaintiffs alleging its baby powder and other talc products were contaminated with asbestos and ...

Allen Smith needed to get Andy Birchfield, with whom he shared nearly 12,000 talcum powder clients, on board. Birchfield, of Beasley Allen in Montgomery, Alabama, was adamantly opposed to the plan.

It’s Steven Church, a reporter in Wilmington, following the Johnson & Johnson trial over its plan to end lawsuits filed by people claiming its baby powder ... tainted talc products has triggered ...

with J&J repeatedly asserting that there is no cancer-causing asbestos in its talc products, which include the big-selling Baby Powder range. Last October the company recalled 33,000 bottles of ...

A critical trial in Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder bankruptcy began Tuesday, with several lawyers arguing to dismiss the Chapter 11 case and reject the $10 billion plan. The trial ...

Down at the phone booth, we met Talc Alf. Talc Alf works in the soft stone from which talcum powder is made. According to him, practically all the baby powder in Australia is made from talc stone ...