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Avon Hit With $40 Million Verdict in California Talc Lawsuit

December 30, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Avon Products Inc. was ordered [ in a California talc lawsuit ] to pay $10.3 million in punitive damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on talc in its cosmetics, in the first such case the company has lost in US litigation. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury that punished Avon Friday for hiding the risks that some of its talc-based powders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talc

J&J, 2-stepping through talc litigation, faces fresh claims it hid workers’ asbestos exposure

May 24, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Johnson & Johnson’s yearslong talc litigation saga has taken an unexpected turn. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan this week denied J&J’s bid to block a lawsuit accusing the company of hiding evidence that its industrial talc operations exposed workers to asbestos, Bloomberg first reported. Decades back, J&J owned the talc mine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, talc

Talc-Based Beauty Products Found to be Contaminated With Asbestos

January 15, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Talc-based beauty products have been found to be contaminated with asbestos according to some recent news headlines.  How can this be? For years, cosmetics and personal care products have included a mineral ingredient called talc in their manufacturing process. Talc’s original intention was to improve the texture and feel of products, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talc

Chemical Firm BASF and Its Law Firm to Pay $72.5M to Close Talcum-Asbestos Claims

August 24, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve claims they hid evidence that certain talc products contained asbestos in an effort to scuttle thousands of lawsuits. Executives of BASF, along with lawyers from the New York-based Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP, agreed to the joint … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, talc, talcum powder

Imerys signs agreement to end talc litigation in the United States

May 21, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Imerys announced on May 15 that it had reached agreement on a plan to end the [ talcum powder – asbestos litigation ] that resulted in the Chapter 11 (receivership) placement of its North American subsidiaries Imerys Talc America, Imerys Talc Vermont and Imerys Talc Canada. The group had announced at the end of 2018 that these three subsidiaries, … [Read more...]

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

FDA to hold public meeting on testing for asbestos in talc

February 5, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will examine asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics at a hearing on [ February 4, 2020 ]. Regulators are taking a closer look [ at asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics ] after finding asbestos, a known carcinogen, in several talc cosmetics and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos-infused talc, talc, 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

Powder Keg: FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc

December 9, 2019 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a hotel near Washington, D.C., to discuss the best way to detect cancer-causing asbestos in talc powders and cosmetics. The “Asbestos in Talc Symposium,” sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration [ and intended to investigate asbestos in talc powders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos cancer, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, talc, talcum powder

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