Kim Lavin
LTL Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Update for Talc Litigation

LTL Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Update for Talc Litigation

On Friday, July 28, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed the Chapter 11 case filed by Johnson & Johnson’s talc unit, LTL Management LLC, stating that the debtor did not meet the requirements...

Verus, LLC Acquires MFR Claims Processing Inc.

Verus is pleased to announce that we have completed the acquisition of MFR Claims Processing, Inc., a PA-based asbestos claims management company. MFR Claims Processing, Inc. started operations in February 2004 as the claims handling entity for the Shook &...

$224M J&J Talc Litigation Verdict Overturned

$224M J&J Talc Litigation Verdict Overturned

On October 4, 2023, the three-judge Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey threw out a $223.8 million verdict against Johnson and Johnson (J&J), finding that the science relied on by the plaintiffs was not sound.  The 2020 verdict was originally...

Plaintiffs File Transfer Motion in Bard PowerPort Litigation

Plaintiffs File Transfer Motion in Bard PowerPort Litigation

On May 24, 2023, plaintiffs filed a Motion to Transfer Actions with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) against C.R. Bard Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Becton Dickinson and Company, the designer, manufacturer and seller of implanted port...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dismisses LTL Management Case

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dismisses LTL Management Case

On Friday, July 28, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed the Chapter 11 case filed by Johnson & Johnson’s talc unit, LTL Management LLC, stating that the debtor did not meet the requirements...

3M Reaches 10.3B PFAS Contamination Settlement Agreement

3M Reaches 10.3B PFAS Contamination Settlement Agreement

  On June 22, chemical manufacturing giant 3M Co. reached a settlement agreement with attorneys representing 300 cities, towns and public water systems across the country over claims that the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances found in the company’s products...