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    $3.8M Verdict Awarded in Foster Wheeler Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    A Pennsylvania jury has found Foster Wheeler Corporation liable and awarded the plaintiff a $3.8 million mesothelioma verdict. A lawyer for the plaintiff argued…
    Travis Rodgers
    10/08/2024
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    Talc Pleurodesis Award Reduced From $39M to Nearly $24M

    A Massachusetts judge is reducing the $39 million verdict awarded in September 2024 in a groundbreaking talc pleurodesis mesothelioma lawsuit. A significant portion of…
    Travis Rodgers
    09/25/2024
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    J&J Subsidiary Files for Bankruptcy Again

    Red River Talc LLC, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, filed a “voluntary prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy case,” according to a company announcement. This is…
    Travis Rodgers
    09/23/2024
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    Judge Overturns $260M J&J Mesothelioma Talc Verdict

    A new trial is being ordered in Oregon after a judge overturned a jury’s $260 million mesothelioma verdict against Johnson & Johnson. Judge Katharine…
    Travis Rodgers
    09/20/2024
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    Johnson & Johnson to Pay Additional $1.1B in Talc Settlement

    Johnson & Johnson is adding $1.1 billion to its proposed talc settlement of $6.475 billion to resolve approximately 62,000 personal injury talc lawsuits. If…
    Travis Rodgers
    09/09/2024
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    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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    08/27/2024
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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…
    Travis Rodgers
    08/20/2024
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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…
    Travis Rodgers
    08/19/2024
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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…
    Travis Rodgers
    08/19/2024
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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…
    Travis Rodgers
    08/01/2024
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