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J&J, others hit with $10M talc mesothelioma verdict
Louisiana Record
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J&J, others hit with $10M talc mesothelioma verdict

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated Aug 31, 2026

NEW ORLEANS – An Orleans Parish jury has awarded a $10 million verdict in a mesothelioma case brought on behalf of the family of a Louisiana w…

J&J loses attack on talc researchers, couldn’t prove malice
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J&J loses attack on talc researchers, couldn’t prove malice

  • Daniel Fisher
  • Updated Aug 24, 2026

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Researchers who published a paper claiming 75 cancer patients had no “known exposure to asbestos” other than Johnson &…

With talc cases, lawyers proved they can win even by losing
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With talc cases, lawyers proved they can win even by losing

  • Daniel Fisher
  • Updated Aug 3, 2026

Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $5.5 billion settlement of claims talcum powder causes ovarian cancer is more than $3 billion less than the c…

Asbestos claims face destruction after Del. SC ruling
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Asbestos claims face destruction after Del. SC ruling

  • John O’Brien
  • Aug 3, 2026

DOVER, Del. – Against the wishes of 11 state attorneys general, the Delaware Supreme Court has green-lit the deletion of documents vital to co…

Court: Useless decongestants shouldn’t be labeled ‘Maximum Strength’
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Court: Useless decongestants shouldn’t be labeled ‘Maximum Strength’

  • John O’Brien
  • Updated Jul 31, 2026

NEW YORK – Zero multiplied by anything still equals zero, plaintiff lawyers will get to argue in a lawsuit against supposedly ineffective deco…

Facing loss of experts and fees, talc lawyers take $3.5B less than J&J offered
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Facing loss of experts and fees, talc lawyers take $3.5B less than J&J offered

  • Daniel Fisher
  • Updated Jul 28, 2026

Plaintiff lawyers who have pushed dubious claims that talcum powder causes ovarian cancer for more than a decade have agreed to settle nearly …

Phila. judge doesn’t want Beasley Allen back on talc cases
Pennsylvania Record
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Phila. judge doesn’t want Beasley Allen back on talc cases

  • John O’Brien
  • Updated Jul 28, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania appeals court should affirm the removal of a law firm that once led tens of thousands of talc lawsuits from a ca…

Judge decries ‘Hail Mary’ effort to boot 2K Paraquat cases from Phila.
Pennsylvania Record
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Judge decries ‘Hail Mary’ effort to boot 2K Paraquat cases from Phila.

  • John O’Brien
  • Jul 24, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – As a Pennsylvania appeals court decides whether nearly 2,000 out-of-staters can choose Philadelphia’s court to file lawsuits ov…

Talc lawyers told to put up or shut up: 69K lawsuits at stake
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Talc lawyers told to put up or shut up: 69K lawsuits at stake

  • John O’Brien
  • Updated Jul 23, 2026

TRENTON, N.J. – Plaintiff lawyers pushing the idea that talc in products like Baby Powder causes ovarian cancer will have to show they have th…

Court OKs $45M verdict in talc asbestos case, including unprecedented $30M for ‘reduced lifespan’
Cook County Record
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Court OKs $45M verdict in talc asbestos case, including unprecedented $30M for ‘reduced lifespan’

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jul 16, 2026

CHICAGO — An Illinois appeals court has thrown open a new avenue for personal injury lawyers and others to claim potentially massively enhance…

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