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Recent News About Johnson & Johnson
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California woman claims Neutrogena skincare products are mislabeled as 'oil free'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A California woman has filed a class action against Johnson & Johnson alleging its Neutrogena skincare products are falsely labeled as "oil free." -
State appeals court finds summary judgment in Johnson & Johnson's favor in mesothelioma suit
LOS ANGELES – The California Court of Appeals for the 2nd Appellate District upheld a ruling by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County awarding summary judgment to Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit in which a woman claimed the company’s Baby Powder caused her to develop mesothelioma. -
Judge hits J&J with $344 million penalty over pelvic mesh products; Appeal expected
SAN DIEGO - Months after a protracted bench trial at San Diego Superior Court ended, Judge Eddie Sturgeon on Jan. 30 hit Johnson & Johnson with a $343,993,750 judgment over its pelvic mesh products designed to treat female incontinence. -
St. Louis court grants second verdict in favor of Johnson & Johnson over claims talc-based powder caused cancer
ST. LOUIS – A jury has found that talc-based powder did not lead to a woman contracting ovarian cancer – the second verdict in a week in favor of Johnson & Johnson. -
Jury decides woman’s mesothelioma not a result of J&J baby powder
LOS ANGELES – A 12-member jury on Monday decided Johnson & Johnson was not responsible for Amy Fong’s mesothelioma, rejecting a lawsuit in which it was alleged baby powder Fong had breathed in Hong Kong during the 1970’s caused her to contract the deadly lung disease. -
Closing arguments heard in woman’s mesothelioma lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson
LOS ANGELES – Closing remarks in a trial to determine if Amy Fong developed mesothelioma as a result of breathing allegedly asbestos-tainted Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder mined in Korea took place on Thursday with Fong’s attorneys accusing the company of negligence and fraud. -
Johnson & Johnson witness says Fong’s mesothelioma likely from Hong Kong or natural occurrence
LOS ANGELES – Attorneys representing Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday sought to spread the possible causes of mesothelioma in plaintiff Amy Fong from an incinerator in Hong Kong to include possibly faulty genetics or inheritance and not from baby powder use. -
Johnson & Johnson witness says Hong Kong pollution likely source of woman’s mesothelioma, not baby powder
LOS ANGELES – An expert witness called by attorneys defending Johnson & Johnson said on Monday airborne asbestos particles from a landfill and incinerator in Hong Kong was the likely cause of Amy Fong’s mesothelioma and not baby powder. -
Philadelphia now the top-ranked 'Judicial Hellhole'; Massive verdicts, like $8B Risperdal case, cited
WASHINGTON – In an annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Philadelphia has claimed the No. 1 ranking – in part due to a historic $8 billion punitive damages verdict rendered this year in litigation connected to Johnson & Johnson’s anti-psychotic drug Risperdal. -
Research pathologist says talc powder doesn’t cause mesothelioma in Johnson & Johnson trial
LOS ANGELES – A pathologist called by attorneys for Johnson & Johnson in a trial to decide if alleged asbestos in baby powder caused Amy Fong to contract the deadly disease said the product does not cause mesothelioma. -
Plaintiff attorneys target witness over lab deficiencies in talc trial against Johnson & Johnson
LOS ANGELES – On Thursday in a trial over allegations that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson Baby Power caused a woman to develop mesothelioma, attorneys for plaintiff Amy Fong focused on the deficiencies in the testing lab of the defendant's witness. -
Defense witness debunks liquid separation testing in Johnson & Johnson mesothelioma trial
LOS ANGELES – An expert witness for Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday attacked the testing techniques of an expert witness for plaintiff Amy Fong in a trial to decide if the company’s baby powder allegedly caused Fong to develop mesothelioma. -
Star defense witness says no asbestos found in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder
LOS ANGELES – An expert witness for Johnson & Johnson said on Monday in a trial to determine if asbestos allegedly caused a woman to develop mesothelioma that the mineral had not been detected in the company's baby powder. -
Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson attack concentration testing method in woman’s mesothelioma trial
LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson on Thursday attempted to blunt a central premise advanced by plaintiff Amy Fong’s lawyers that a form of testing known as concentration not used by Johnson & Johnson could have spotted asbestos in the baby powder she alleges caused her mesothelioma. -
Fong testifies about ordeal of mesothelioma in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder case
LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for Amy Fong had the woman recount the hell of undergoing treatments for mesothelioma on Wednesday and showed a jury family photos to demonstrate what she could lose in a trial over allegations asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused the disease. -
Johnson & Johnson attorneys say tested talc powder bottles questionable in mesothelioma trial
LOS ANGELES – In a trial over allegations asbestos in baby powder caused Amy Fong’s mesothelioma, attorneys for Johnson & Johnson on Friday continued to question if the baby powder she used was the same that a key plaintiff witness contends tested positive for the deadly mineral. -
J&J exec said in '87 email it should consider removing talc; But company says it wouldn't send out dangerous products
LOS ANGELES – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder allegedly contaminated with asbestos caused a woman’s mesothelioma, documents on Wednesday revealed that at least one Johnson & Johnson executive wrote that the company should consider using corn starch instead of talc powder. -
Johnson & Johnson corporate spokesman disagrees company knew corn starch was safer than talc
LOS ANGELES – In a taped deposition filmed in September of 2018, a top company spokesman for Johnson & Johnson flatly denied the company knew corn starch was safer than talc in a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder caused a woman’s mesothelioma. -
Attorney blame Hong Kong facilities in Los Angeles Johnson & Johnson mesothelioma trial
LOS ANGELES - In a trial to decide if asbestos in baby powder caused a woman to develop mesothelioma, attorneys for Johnson & Johnson on Monday argued that Amy Fong had lived near an asbestos-producing incinerator in Hong Kong that caused her disease. -
Defense witness testifies that J&J's baby powder did not cause woman's mesothelioma
TORRANCE, Calif. – A pulmonary doctor specializing in lung diseases told a courtroom on Friday that plaintiff Carolyn Weirick’s mesothelioma was not caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder, while Weirick’s attorneys portrayed him as a biased mercenary for major corporations that recklessly use asbestos in their products.