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newsLegislation & LitigationThe Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization continued its challenge of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, filing a petition for review Jan. 26 in…
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Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $100M in Baby Powder Lawsuits
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle more than a thousand lawsuits claiming its iconic talc-based… -
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KCIC Report: Mesothelioma Lawsuits on the Rise in US
While the incidence of malignant mesothelioma in the United States continued its gradual decline, the tendency to sue for damages drastically increased in recent… -
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Rise in Talc Cases Reshapes Traditional Asbestos Litigation
A recent rise in litigation linking cosmetic talc with mesothelioma and lung cancer will continue throughout 2020, despite companies abandoning the product in… -
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New Florida Legislation Protects Firefighters from Mesothelioma
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill designed to better protect its firefighters from cancer-causing contaminants, including toxic asbestos. By approving the legislation,… -
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Johnson & Johnson Hit with $325M Verdict in Talc-Mesothelioma Case
A state jury in New York ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $300 million in punitive damages to Donna Olson and her husband who… -
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Supreme Court Rules to Protect Navy Veterans in Asbestos Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that manufacturers are liable for asbestos-containing materials they did not make, distribute or install, but were needed for… -
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South Carolina J&J Baby Powder-Mesothelioma Case Ends in Mistrial
A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial Friday in a high-stakes case blaming asbestos-contaminated Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder for a woman’s mesothelioma. Jurors… -
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J&J Loses Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson suffered its first loss in an asbestos-related talcum powder lawsuit Thursday after a New Jersey jury ordered the company and its… -
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Jury Awards $22M in Asbestos-Contaminated Paint Case
A California jury recently awarded $22 million to the estate of a man exposed to asbestos-containing talc that was used in paint manufacturing,…