Episode 49.5 Overview In this episode, Sarah and Ben Showard cover the following topics: Update on STRATTICE™ Hernia Mesh bellwether trial. 3M earplugs cases are being wrapped up – too late to call to open a case. Information about an Asbestos/Mesothelioma case out of South Carolina. Easter egg hunt causes mom to fall and tear…
Although it has long denied liability for exposing users to dangerous asbestos, the consumer products giant, Johnson and Johnson, just agreed to a bulk settlement of its product liability lawsuits. These were filed over its talcum powder products. Specifically, in October 2020, the company agreed to pay $100 million to a group of 1,000 claimants…
A California jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its former talc supplier Cyprus Mines Corp. to pay a female cancer patient with mesothelioma $29.5 million. The trial began on January 7th and wrapped up on March 13, 2019 after two days of deliberation. According to the verdict, all 12 jurors believed that Johnson & Johnson…