Johnson & Johnson News
Reuters Report: J&J Crafts Secret Plan to Cap Litigation Payouts to Cancer Victims
Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company's Baby Powder and other talc products ...
Drugmakers Achieve First Win in Opioid Litigation With California Judge’s Ruling
A California judge on Monday said he would rule against several large counties that accused four drugmakers of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, saying they failed during a trial to prove their $50 ...
J&J Resolves Most Lawsuits Over Anti-Psychotic Drug, Reports $800M in Legal Expenses Over Issue
Johnson & Johnson said it has settled most of the lawsuits it faced by thousands of men who claimed its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal caused them to develop excessive breast tissue and disclosed ...
J&J Places Talc Liabilities Into Bankruptcy Via New Subsidiary
Johnson & Johnson on Thursday put into bankruptcy tens of thousands of legal claims alleging its Baby Powder and other talc-based products caused cancer, offloading the potential liabilities into ...
6 U.S. States Fail to Join $26B Opioid Settlements With Distributors and J&J
At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, did not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion settlement with three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson , which have been accused of fueling the ...
$50B California Court Case Over ‘Deadly Legacy’ of Opioids Begins
Four drugmakers helped cause the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing their drugs and downplaying their addictive risks, a lawyer for several California counties argued on Monday at ...
J&J’s Contribution to Potential U.S. Opioid Settlement Could Hit $5B
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will contribute up to $1 billion more to a potential settlement of lawsuits alleging it and other companies fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic, bringing its ...
1,000 Talc Lawsuits Against J&J Could Be Revived
A New Jersey appeals court's decision to revive two lawsuits accusing Johnson & Johnson's iconic Baby Powder of causing cancer may lead to the reinstatement of about 1,000 suits targeting the ...