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
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...
Proposed Consolidation JPML Hearing on Uber Sexual Assault Litigation
Oral arguments on the petition filed with the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all sexual assault cases filed against Uber into MDL No 3084, In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, are scheduled to be heard...
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
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...
Leadership Appointed for Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation
In an order filed on July 19, judges for the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of North Carolina appointed the following counsel to serve as members of the leadership group for the Camp Lejeune water contamination litigation: Lead...
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...
Surgeon General Health Advisory on Risks of Social Media Addiction
On May 23, the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, as part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published a new health advisory that warns of the mental health risks involved in social media addiction by children and...
Plaintiff Files Consolidation and Transfer Brief with JPML on Tepezza Litigation
On March 22, 2023, plaintiff Kimberly Eaton filed a brief with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) seeking to consolidate and transfer all currently filed Tepezza litigation to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California....