Johnson & Johnson
Big Business |
Consumer Products
Raynham, MA 02767-5199
Recent News About Johnson & Johnson
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ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – The Missouri Supreme Court's decision earlier this month to not review a talcum powder case against Johnson & Johnson, leaving vacated a once-$72 million verdict signals that the "Show-Me State is now a less tort-friendly place," a mass tort litigator says.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers for a non-smoker who are alleging Johnson's Baby Powder created his mesothelioma will face a defense strategy that says the man's childhood home, as well as the schools he attended, could have caused the illness.
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Pfizer’s lawsuit, filed in a Pennsylvania federal court in September, alleges Johnson & Johnson’s exclusionary contracts and other anti-competitive practices have denied U.S. patients access to therapeutic options and undermined the benefits of “robust” price competition in the “innovative and growing” biologics marketplace for patients.
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In her Oct. 20 ruling, Judge Maren Nelson for the Los Angeles Superior Court pointed to insufficient evidence on both sides, various errors and some jury misconduct during the trial.
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After a four-week trial, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned a verdict of $417 million against Johnson & Johnson Monday. The total includes $70 million in compensatory damages and $347 in punitive damages.
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — A New York City consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging fraud and negligent misrepresentation.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced May 24 that the district and 42 states will receive $33 million after a settlement with Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. related to the sale of allegedly adulterated versions of common over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
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PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - In the face of withering criticism from the insurance industry, state officials, and most recently, counsel for some of the country’s largest corporations, the American Law Institute (ALI) yesterday decided to delay a vote on a Restatement of the Law covering liability insurance for a year. The now delayed project was scheduled for discussion before the full ALI body today.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – How much could rules governing which experts can testify in civil trials matter? In the case of Johnson & Johnson, so far it's possibly $127 million - and likely to grow.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson believes it has “strong grounds” for appeals against two multimillion-dollar jury verdicts that linked the company’s talcum powder product and ovarian cancer.
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LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris recently announced that her office has taken action against Johnson & Johnson, suing the company for alleged false advertising and deceptive marketing of it surgical mesh products for women.
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The St. Louis City Circuit Court found the company guilty of negligence, conspiracy and fraud.
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The manufacturing giant faces a lawsuit in federal court over claims that it falsely labeled its margarine products.
