Category: talc
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J&J talc bankruptcy stays in Texas despite ‘forum-shopping’ opposition By Reuters
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Written by Dietrich Knuth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:) subsidiary can pursue its third attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc products cause cancer in federal bankruptcy court in Texas, a judge ruled on Thursday, allowing the company… To avoid the place…
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J&J talc bankruptcy stays in Texas despite ‘forum-shopping’ opposition By Reuters
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Written by Dietrich Knuth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:) subsidiary can pursue its third attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc products cause cancer in federal bankruptcy court in Texas, a judge ruled on Thursday, allowing the company… To avoid the place…
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Johnson & Johnson adds $1.1 billion to proposed talc settlement By Reuters
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By Mike Spector and Dietrich Knuth (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson plans to pay an additional $1.1 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products cause cancer, two people familiar with the matter said. Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it…
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Cancer victims lose bid to block proposed J&J talc bankruptcy By Reuters
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Written by Brendan Pearson (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected a group of cancer victims’ bid to block Johnson & Johnson from pursuing a proposed bankruptcy settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products contain cancer-causing asbestos. On June…