Episode 49 Overview In this episode, Sarah and Ben Showard cover the following topics: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder case update First verdict has been reached for an infant’s death from NEC caused by baby formula was in Illinois for $60 million. Companies fail to warn about potential deadly side effects, causing harsh verdicts. They…
Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to avoid compensating victims of talcum powder related cancer has hit a road block. The so called “Texas Two-Step” legal strategy was not in good faith according to the decision of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in an opinion released today. The Company created a subsidiary to absorb talc…
In New York, a judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $120 million in damages in a talcum powder lawsuit. The award is in favor of a couple who filed the lawsuit after the wife developed a type of cancer strongly associated with asbestos exposure. It is a reduction from $325 million that a…