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    Canadian Government Creates New Asbestos Abatement Rules

    Beginning in January 2024, the Canadian province of British Columbia will be the first in that country to require asbestos abatement companies to…
    Michelle Whitmer
    05/25/2023
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    New FDA Guidelines in Place to Keep Asbestos Out of Cosmetics

    The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, known as MoCRA, is the most significant measure taken in nearly 100 years to keep items…
    Michelle Whitmer
    05/11/2023
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    Former Talc Supplier Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Files for Bankruptcy

    Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, a defunct talc supplier, is filing for Chapter 11 protection after a recent $29 million verdict in South Carolina and…
    Michelle Whitmer
    05/08/2023
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    Bill to Ban Asbestos Reintroduced by Oregon Legislators

    Two Oregon legislators have reintroduced a bill to end the importation of asbestos, a known carcinogen banned in nearly 70 other countries. The…
    Michelle Whitmer
    04/18/2023
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    Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay $8.9 Billion to Settle Talc Lawsuits

    Johnson & Johnson has announced it will pay $8.9 billion to settle tens of thousands of talcum powder lawsuits alleging the pharma giant’s…
    Michelle Whitmer
    04/05/2023
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    $72.5M BASF Talc Settlement to Benefit Rubber Workers, Heirs

    Nearly $60 million of a $72.5 million settlement reached in 2020 will go to the heirs of rubber workers sickened by asbestos-contaminated talc…
    Michelle Whitmer
    03/06/2023
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    W.R. Grace Settles Montana Environmental Asbestos Claims for $18.5M

    W.R. Grace has offered $18.5 million to settle the last of Montana’s claims for environmental damages caused by the company’s mining operations that spread…
    Michelle Whitmer
    03/01/2023
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    Court Rejects Johnson & Johnson’s Bankruptcy Plan for Talc Lawsuits

    A federal appeals court last week rejected an LTL Management bankruptcy filing, delivering a blow to the company’s plan to resolve thousands of…
    Michelle Whitmer
    02/07/2023
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    UK Citizens Filing Asbestos Talc Claims In U.S. Courts

    Residents of the United Kingdom have been among the growing number of personal injury plaintiffs filing lawsuits in U.S. courts, attributing their diagnoses of…
    Tim Povtak
    01/03/2023
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    Avon Hit With $52.1M Verdict for Asbestos-Contaminated Talc

    A California jury awarded $52.1 million to an Arizona woman diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer. The multimillion-dollar verdict combines damages against cosmetics giant Avon…
    Tim Povtak
    12/21/2022
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