New Jersey Jury Slams Johnson & Johnson, Imerys With $80M Punitive Talc Powder Verdict
Apr 11, 2018
Jurors in a New Jersey state courtroom just miles away from Johnson & Johnson's US headquarters slammed the company and their talc supplier Imerys with an $80 million punitive damages verdict on Wednesday
Feb 14, 2018
An Arizona state court jury has delivered a defense verdict in favor of CertainTeed Corp. in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that the building materials company is not responsible for the death of a pipefitter whose family claimed he developed cancer...
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Jan 29, 2018
A New Jersey state court jury heard opening statements on Monday in the first lawsuit to go to trial in Johnson & Johnson’s home state over allegations that talcum-based hygiene products like Baby Powder and Shower to Shower contain asbestos.
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Jan 10, 2018
An Arizona state court jury heard opening statements on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by the family of a deceased pipefitter who developed mesothelioma after alleged exposure to asbestos cement pipes manufactured by CertainTeed Corp.
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Jury Selection Begins In J&J’s 1st New Jersey Talc Trial, CVN To Webcast Live
Jan 5, 2018
Jury selection is underway in the first New Jersey state court lawsuit to go to trial claiming asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s popular talcum powder-based products caused mesothelioma.
Oct 20, 2017
For the second time in two weeks, a California state court jury heard opening statements on Thursday in the nation’s first trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based body powders contain asbestos, following an earlier mistrial.
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Oct 6, 2017
A California state court jury began hearing opening statements on Friday in the first lawsuit to go to trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson’s popular talc-based hygiene products can cause mesothelioma.
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Aug 7, 2017
A South Carolina state court jury delivered a verdict against valve manufacturers and Emerson Electric Co. subsidiaries Fisher Controls International LLC and Crosby Valve LLC on Thursday, in what plaintiff attorneys claim is the first time the two...
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Cancer-Stricken Former Nuke Worker Takes Valve Makers To Trial Over Asbestos Exposure
Jul 27, 2017
An attorney for a former Duke Energy worker who inspected asbestos-containing valves in nuclear power plants told a South Carolina state court jury on Monday that the valve’s manufacturers are responsible for his client’s mesothelioma.
Nov 17, 2016
A Florida appeals court has overturned a rare $8 million verdict in an asbestos-related mesothelioma lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Crane Co.
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Jul 29, 2016
The Georgia Supreme Court’s reversal this month of a $4+ million asbestos verdict clarified the law of causation in exposure cases, limiting expert testimony on the issue. The ruling potentially makes cases harder to prove by requiring plaintiffs ...
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Jul 22, 2016
When given hours of evidence stretching across a long trial, jurors can become so overwhelmed they tune out potentially critical information, even in closing arguments. To counter that, Chris Panatier, of Simon, Greenstone, Panatier & Bartlet...
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