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    Senate Passes Asbestos Awareness Resolution, Inches Closer to Ban

    The U.S. Senate unanimously passed its annual National Asbestos Awareness Week resolution, inching closer to long-awaited, much-anticipated legislation to ban the toxic substance. The…
    Tim Povtak
    04/04/2022
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    $36.5 Million Verdict Could Change Asbestos Litigation in Libby, Montana

    A Montana District Court jury recently delivered a $36.5 million verdict in a bellwether case that is expected to significantly change the landscape of…
    Tim Povtak
    03/03/2022
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    Johnson & Johnson’s Talc Bankruptcy Plan Approved

    Much to the ire of plaintiff attorneys across the country, a federal judge in New Jersey granted approval for Johnson & Johnson to…
    Tim Povtak
    03/01/2022
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    Court Deals Blow to Johnson & Johnson Bankruptcy Plan for Talc Cases

    A federal judge in North Carolina delivered a major setback to Johnson & Johnson and its controversial plan to unload all talc-related…
    Tim Povtak
    11/12/2021
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    New California Law Could Benefit Mesothelioma Plaintiffs

    A recently amended California law will now allow the estates of deceased plaintiffs, including mesothelioma patients, to collect pain and suffering damages.
    Tim Povtak
    10/25/2021
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    Johnson & Johnson Sending Talc Cases to Bankruptcy Court

    As expected, Johnson & Johnson has unloaded its burgeoning talc-related liabilities on a new subsidiary that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on…
    Tim Povtak
    10/18/2021
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    Courts Seeing More Secondary Asbestos Exposure Lawsuits

    Secondary exposure to toxic asbestos has declined considerably in recent decades, but known cases of malignant mesothelioma caused by that type of…
    Tim Povtak
    10/18/2021
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    EPA Settles Lawsuits, Agrees to Broader Asbestos Risk Evaluations

    Facing legal pressure from health and advocacy organizations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to broaden its ongoing Risk Evaluation for Asbestos under…
    Tim Povtak
    10/14/2021
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    J&J Facing Scrutiny from Congress, Black Women’s Organization

    Plaintiff attorneys and congressional leaders have renewed their push against Johnson & Johnson and its allegedly toxic, talc-based powder products, questioning motives and…
    Tim Povtak
    08/02/2021
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    Johnson & Johnson Weighs Options for Talc Liabilities

    Johnson & Johnson is considering the creation of a new subsidiary to absorb its widespread asbestos liabilities, according to reports in The Wall…
    Tim Povtak
    07/22/2021
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