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J&J Wins California Trial Linked To Talc-Cancer Claim
On Friday, April 5, a jury in Long Beach, California, rejected a talcum powder lawsuit brought by a 65-year-old retired teacher, who claimed that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder was contaminated with…
FDA Okays Generic Nasal Spray To Treat Opioid Overdose
On Friday, April 19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted final approval to the first generic version of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, also known as Narcan, to treat…
J&J Seeks To Transfer 2,400 Talc Suits To Del. Federal Court
Johnson & Johnson asked a federal judge to take over more than 2,400 talcum powder lawsuits, instead of allowing those cases to go before state court juries in the country.
The talcum giant is trying to take…
Fractured Bard IVC Filter Lawsuit Proceeds To Trial
U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell, presiding over all IVC Filter lawsuits filed against C.R. Bard, has allowed claims filed by a plaintiff to move forward…
Federal Funding of $350M Granted To Reduce Opioid Deaths
On Thursday, April 18, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar II sanctioned more than $350 million in a federal move aimed at bringing down opioid addiction…
EPA Signals To Put a Complete Ban On Asbestos Use
On Wednesday, April 17, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced to put a complete ban on the use of asbestos in product categories in the automobile industry and building materials.
The rule will…
Valsartan Lawyers To Be Appointed to Leadership Roles
A case management order issued on April 2, by Judge Robert B. Kugler, presiding over federal valsartan lawsuits, called for leadership counsel to send a notice to…
Tenneco Granted Summary Judgment In an Asbestos Cancer Case
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. (Tenneco) was granted summary judgment by the Delaware Superior Court in an asbestos lung cancer lawsuit filed by a plaintiff as an administrator of the estate of a victim.
…Ethicon Manages To Toss Defective Pelvic Mesh Claims
On April 17, a Philadelphia jury ruled in favor of a Johnson & Johnson unit, tossing claims made by a woman that the company's defectively designed …
Multiple Plaintiffs Win $37.3M Talc Verdict Against J&J
A six-member New Jersey state court jury awarded $37.3 million to four plaintiffs who developed mesothelioma from inhaling asbestos allegedly present in Johnson…