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Third Circuit Denies J & J’s Rehearing Motion for LTL Management in Talc Litigation
On Wednesday, March 22, Johnson & Johnson’s motion to have the full U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rehear its subsidiary, LTL Management LLC’s bankruptcy case was denied, related to the 38,000 filed talcum litigation cases. The decision...
J&J’s LTL Management Bankruptcy and Talc Litigation Update
On September 19, 2022, oral argument was held before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia during which attorneys for talcum litigation injury victims urged the Court to allow their clients to pursue their claims against Johnson & Johnson maintaining...
Litigation Update: Bankruptcy Judge Affirms Johnson & Johnson’s Divisive Merger
On February 25, after a five day trial, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, affirmed Johnson and Johnson’s use of a divisive merger known as the “Texas two-step” to resolve the talc-based litigation pending...
Major New Johnson & Johnson Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Updates
Three recent filings in the Johnson & Johnson Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings reflect some of the challenges faced by the pharmaceutical giant as it seeks to create its talc liability spinoff. On December 8, the U.S. Trustee’s office filed a brief objecting to...
Litigation Update: Skepticism of J & J’s Bankruptcy and a Temporary Change of Venue Halt to 38,000 Talc cases.
On November 10, a federal judge in Charlotte, NC who is overseeing Johnson and Johnson’s bankruptcy trial temporarily halted approximately 38,000 talc-related personal injury lawsuits pending in state and federal courts, ruling the cases are more properly venued in...
Johnson & Johnson Creates Talc Litigation Spinoff and Places It into Chapter 11
Johnson and Johnson Creates Talc Litigation Spinoff and Places It into Chapter 11 On October 14, pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Western District of North Carolina for its newly created spinoff LTL Management. ...
Litigation Update: Monsanto Loses Appeal of Roundup Litigation Jury Award
Monsanto has lost its appeal to overturn the Roundup litigation jury trial results and an $87 million award to plaintiffs Alberta and Alva Pilliod. The Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, sided with trial judge Alameda Superior Court...
Litigation Update: IMERYS Files Counter Indemnification Claim Against J&J in Talc Litigation
In a complaint filed on July 27, talc miner and Johnson and Johnson (J&J) talc supplier, Imerys Talc America, petitioned the court to find that J&J was obligated to indemnify the company for the tens of thousands of personal injury claims filed against it;...
Litigation Update: Verdicts Against J&J and Imerys Overturned in Talc Lawsuit
On April 28, a New Jersey appeals court overturned $117 million in compensatory and punitive damages awarded to plaintiffs Stephen Lanzo and his wife, Kendra, and ordered new trials be held in the talc contamination lawsuit against defendants Johnson & Johnson and...