Today Judge Michael Kaplan dismissed J&J’s second bankruptcy filing relating to the company’s talc asbestos cancer liabilities. J&J’s first bankruptcy filing was ordered dismissed on January...
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In September, a Cook County jury awarded $363 million to an Illinois woman who developed breast cancer from her long-term exposure to ethylene oxide emissions from a medical device sterilization...
Johnson & Johnson Will Stop Selling Talc Baby Powder Around the World
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it will soon stop selling its talc-based baby powder products in all global markets next year. Thousands of consumer lawsuits are still pending...
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Asbestos Cancer Victim Sues Joint Compound Makers for His Mesothelioma
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NJ Mesothelioma Lawyers Win Landmark $1.6M Verdict in Talc Cancer Case
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Lung Cancer Attorneys Win Post-Trial Motion in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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LK Wins Historic Youth Smoking Verdict in Ny Against Rj Reynolds on Behalf of Family of Lung Cancer Victim
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Landmark NY Court Decision Allows Family of Asbestos Cancer Victim to Continue Lawsuit Against Manufacturer of Talcum Powder
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J&J’s Talc Bankruptcy is Dismissed Again. Will J&J Try a Third Bankruptcy Filing?
Today Judge Michael Kaplan dismissed J&J’s second bankruptcy filing relating to the company’s talc asbestos cancer liabilities. J&J’s first bankruptcy filing was ordered dismissed on January...
Jury Awards $363 Million to Illinois Woman Over Sterilization Facility Ethylene Oxide Exposure
In September, a Cook County jury awarded $363 million to an Illinois woman who developed breast cancer from her long-term exposure to ethylene oxide emissions from a medical device sterilization...
Johnson & Johnson Will Stop Selling Talc Baby Powder Around the World
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it will soon stop selling its talc-based baby powder products in all global markets next year. Thousands of consumer lawsuits are still pending...
J&J Tries to Dodge Talc Powder Lawsuits with Bankruptcy Loophole
The corporate giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is valued at more than $400 billion. But that isn’t stopping the company from utilizing a controversial bankruptcy loophole to try to avoid paying...
LK Partner Jerome Block Discusses $43.1 Million Lung Cancer Verdict on Great Trials Podcast
A Boston jury awarded $43.1 million dollars to plaintiffs Louis E. Summerlin and his wife Joanna M. Summerlin (on behalf of herself and the estate of her deceased spouse) for tobacco and asbestos...
Asbestos Cancer Victim Sues Joint Compound Makers for His Mesothelioma
New York court rules that a mesothelioma victim who was exposed to asbestos-containing joint compound during home construction go to trial. NEW YORK, New York, December 26, 2013 – On December 9,...
NJ Mesothelioma Lawyers Win Landmark $1.6M Verdict in Talc Cancer Case
NJ mesothelioma lawyers from the asbestos litigation firm Levy Konigsberg LLP, nationally recognized for their work on behalf mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer victims, have obtained a...
Lung Cancer Attorneys Win Post-Trial Motion in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
June 20, 2013 – Lung cancer attorneys from the nationally renowned personal injury law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP win a post-trial motion in a historic wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family...
LK Wins Historic Youth Smoking Verdict in Ny Against Rj Reynolds on Behalf of Family of Lung Cancer Victim
December 13, 2012 – Lung cancer lawyers from the New York City-based personal injury law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP win a $1.34 Million verdict in a historic victory in a case brought by the family...
Landmark NY Court Decision Allows Family of Asbestos Cancer Victim to Continue Lawsuit Against Manufacturer of Talcum Powder
February 22, 2012 – In a landmark decision issued today, the New York Supreme Court held that a federal statute does not block a plaintiff’s right to sue for her asbestos-related injury under New...
