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Legislation & LitigationLegislation aimed at providing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with more oversight of the cosmetics industry is one step closer to being implemented. -
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Legislation & LitigationLibby Clinic Files for Bankruptcy After Asbestos Claims Ruling
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The decision comes after a jury ruled in… -
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Legislation & LitigationJohnson & Johnson Subsidiary’s Talc Bankruptcy Denied Again
A U.S. judge denied a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary’s bankruptcy filing for a second time this year, hindering the company’s effort to resolve tens… -
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Legislation & LitigationAsbestos Disease Clinic in Libby, Montana, Must Pay $6M for False Claims
An acclaimed health clinic in a small Montana mining town known for treating asbestos patients has been ordered to pay almost $6 million in… -
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Legislation & LitigationMesothelioma Baby Powder Lawsuit Costs J&J $18.8 Million
A jury has ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million in monetary damages to a California man who developed mesothelioma after long-time… -
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Legislation & LitigationJ&J Sues Researchers Over Studies of Asbestos in Talc Â
Johnson & Johnson is suing doctors who published studies connecting the company’s talc-based personal care products to cancer. LTL Management, a newly-formed subsidiary that… -
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Legislation & LitigationEPA Finalizes Comprehensive Asbestos Reporting Rule
On July 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its final rule requiring comprehensive reporting on asbestos. The new directive, issued under the Toxic… -
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Legislation & LitigationJury Finds Libby CARD Clinic Guilty of Filing False Asbestos Health Claims
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease, located in a small Montana mining town and current asbestos Superfund site, is now entangled in fraudulent asbestos… -
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Legislation & LitigationJ&J Must Stop Claiming Plaintiff Support of $8.9B Talc Settlement
A federal bankruptcy judge ordered a lawyer for Johnson & Johnson to stop making unsubstantiated claims about support for an $8.9 billion settlement for… -
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Legislation & LitigationCanadian 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…