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Judge called asbestos testimony 'made-for-litigation,' but N.J. appeals court says it is good enough for courtroom
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos testimony previously termed “made-for-litigation” will now be allowed in New Jersey after the state’s Appellate Division ruled to let it into lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson. -
Johnson & Johnson claims FDA's new asbestos testing based on 'faulty assumptions'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson says a Food and Drug Administration panel charged with designing new standards for detecting asbestos in talc used “faulty assumptions” and failed to reflect scientific consensus in its draft recommendations. -
Plaintiff lawyers and their experts push FDA panel to expand definition of asbestos; Pills, chewing gum among products possibly affected
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A fierce behind-the-scenes conflict is growing as law firms that specialize in asbestos litigation urge the Food and Drug Administration to broaden the definition of mineral particles believed to cause disease while industry representatives try to make it narrower. -
DOJ: A company created to file lawsuits has wasted 1,500 hours of the government's time
TEXARKANA – The U.S. Department of Justice is asking federal judges around the country to dismiss lawsuits it says are brought by shell companies that misrepresent their true purposes - filing meritless litigation against health care companies. -
'Novel' talc lawsuit rejected by Third Circuit; No injury alleged but buyer's remorse
PHILADELPHIA - A woman has no right to damages for buying talc-based baby powder and then regretting the decision because she learned later of an alleged link with ovarian cancer.