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newsAsbestos Exposure & BansSeveral schools in the U.S. are dealing with recent asbestos discoveries. Exposure concerns are causing disruptions just as students are back or heading back…
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newsLegislation & Litigation
Asbestos Clinic Appealing $6M in Fines and Penalties
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic, known as CARD, is asking an appeals court to reverse a 2023 ruling. A jury verdict found… -
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Jury Awards $63M in Mesothelioma Case Against J&J
A jury in South Carolina has awarded Michael Perry $63.4 million. Perry, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 2023, filed a lawsuit against… -
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Avon Files for Bankruptcy Over Debt from Talc Lawsuits
Avon Products Inc. has filed for bankruptcy as it faces 200 lawsuits related to its talc-based products. Plaintiffs claim their cancer diagnoses are the… -
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Johnson & Johnson Secures Votes for $6.5B Talc Settlement
More than 75% of plaintiffs have voted to support Johnson & Johnson’s proposed plan to settle roughly 61,000 lawsuits for $6.475 billion, according to… -
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Jury Awards $24.4M in Talc Case Against Avon
A jury has awarded the family of a Chicago area mesothelioma survivor a $24.4 million verdict. The lawsuit named Avon Products, Inc. the defendant… -
newsTreatment & Doctors
Top Mesothelioma Hospitals Lead Best Cancer Hospitals List
U.S. News & World Report has named University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center the Best Hospital for Cancer for the tenth year in… -
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J&J Offers Its Former Talc Suppliers a $505M Settlement
Johnson & Johnson is proposing a settlement with mining companies Cyprus Mines Corporation and Imerys Talc America. If approved, J&J would initially pay $225… -
newsResearch & Clinical Trials
World Health Organization Says Talc is “Probably Carcinogenic”
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer finds talc “probably” causes cancer. The key reason for the finding is because the… -
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J&J Lawsuit Against Scientist Over Cancer Research Dismissed
U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner dismissed Johnson & Johnson’s libel claim against scientist Dr. Jacqueline Moline. J&J filed its lawsuit after Dr. Moline, the…