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Appeals court reinstates suit by Solano County woman against Johnson & Johnson over baby powder

September 23, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

A state appeals court reinstated a lawsuit Tuesday by the widow of a Solano County man who died of cancer after using [ Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder ] for most of his life. A judge had dismissed the suit by Douglas Strobel and his wife, Jo Ann Strobel, saying their medical witnesses had no firsthand evidence that the talcum in [ Johnson … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos-infused talc, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc baby powder in U.S. and Canada

June 4, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, it announced on Tuesday, saying demand had fallen in the wake of what it called “misinformation” about the product’s safety amid a barrage of legal challenges. J&J faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma, talcum powder

US FDA stands by asbestos talc results following J&J error claims

February 3, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it stands by its test results showing that samples of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder contained traces of asbestos. The agency’s position, shared with Chemical Watch this week, follows a December statement from the personal care giant J&J refuting an FDA test that [ found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos-infused talc, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, talc, talcum powder

J&J CEO to testify at trial for first time on Baby Powder risks

January 28, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

ohnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky was set to be called as a witness on [ January 27, 2020 ] in what would be his first appearance in a jury trial over allegations that the company’s Baby Powder causes cancer. Lawyers for three men and one woman who sued J&J subpoenaed [ Alex Gorsky ] in a trial playing out in a state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos-infused talc, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder

Recall: FDA Sees Trace Asbestos in J&J Baby Powder

October 25, 2019 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

A shipment of baby powder has been recalled by Johnson & Johnson after U.S. authorities found asbestos in it. The recall comes after months of denial from the company about the presence of the cancer-causing substance in its talc-based products, The New York Times reported [October 19, 2019]. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos-infused talc, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder

J&J Asks Federal Court to Assume Baby Powder Lawsuits from State Courts

April 25, 2019 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Johnson & Johnson wants a federal judge to take over more than 2,000 baby-powder lawsuits it faces instead of allowing the cases to be heard by state-court juries, where the company has a mixed record. The world’s largest maker of health-care products seeks to invoke legal protections available to J&J’s bankrupt talc supplier Imerys Talc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, Imerys Talc America, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma lawsuits

J&J’s Risk From Tainted-Talc Lawsuits Only Gets Bigger in 2019

January 3, 2019 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Johnson & Johnson paid a steep price this year for claims that its celebrated baby powder was contaminated with asbestos. Problem is, 2019 could be even worse. A jury ordered the company in July to pay $4.69 billion to 22 women who blamed the talc-based product for causing their ovarian cancer. The prospect of similar judgments helped erase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos cancer, asbestos-infused talc, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, Johnson & Johnson Shower-to-Shower, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

December 27, 2018 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

[ Darlene Coker ] knew that her [ mesothelioma cancer ] arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a signature of exposure to asbestos. And she knew it afflicted mostly men who inhaled asbestos dust in mines and industries such as shipbuilding that used the carcinogen before its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos-infused talc, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma

New jury fails to reach verdict in J&J South Carolina talc cancer trial

December 5, 2018 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

A second South Carolina jury on [November 15, 2018] failed to reach a verdict in the retrial of a case by a woman whose family said her long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder led to her death from asbestos-related cancer. The case of Bertila Boyd-Bostic, who died of a rare form of cancer in 2017 at the age of 30, is the latest in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos-infused talc, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder

Juries Weigh Cases Over Alleged Harms of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder

June 15, 2018 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

In the battle between Johnson & Johnson and plaintiffs’ lawyers over alleged dangers in its signature [ Johnson & Johnson baby powder ], juries cut both ways last week. A trial in South Carolina over whether Johnson’s Baby Powder caused a young woman’s mesothelioma ended in a hung jury Friday, days after a California jury awarded a woman … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma lawsuits

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