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J&J asks for $63M jury verdict in S.C. talc case to be set aside, or a new trial

By Nicholas Malfitano | Thursday, Sep 26, 2024 @ 12:22pm

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson is seeking judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial outright, in the case of a man who won a $63 million verdict against it for talc-related asbestos exposure claims – claims which the company says were not properly substantiated at trial and erroneously allowed to proceed.
J&J's talc plan gains supporter, which gets him sued by Beasley Allen

By Nicholas Malfitano | Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024 @ 11:00am

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – After Johnson & Johnson made an offer to increase its settlement proposal by $1 billion to plaintiffs claiming its cosmetic talcum powder gave them cancer, the offer garnered the support of one member of plaintiff counsel who had previously rejected such proposals.