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J&J Talc Lawsuit: U.S District Judge Rejects Transfer

J&J Talc Lawsuit: U.S District Judge Rejects Transfer

J&J Talc Lawsuit: U.S District Judge Rejects Transfer

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U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday dismissed Johnson & Johnson’s request to move a talcum powder cancer lawsuit out of Philadelphia, as he did not have jurisdiction over the claims. It is the first talc-related case to come before a Philadelphia jury.

A couple alleged J&J's talcum powder products for the wife's ovarian cancer in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in January 2017. The plaintiffs initially filed a claim against Imerys as well, but later dropped it in February. The plaintiffs are represented by Nancy Winkler and Todd Schoenhaus from Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg, & Jeck, as well as Ted Meadows of Beasley Allen.

Nearly 12,000 J&J Baby Powder lawsuits and Shower-to-Shower lawsuits are pending in courts nationwide, claiming that the manufacturer failed to warn about the risks of using talcum powder. Hon. Freda L. Wolfson, U.S.D.J./ Hon. Lois H. Goodman, U.S.M.J. overlooks J&J's talcum powder multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2738; In Re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation) in the District of New Jersey.

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