Johnson & Johnson News
J&J Must Pay at Least $37.2M to Plaintiffs Who Blamed Cancers on Talc Powder
Johnson & Johnson must pay at least $37.2 million to four consumers who blamed asbestos-tainted talc for their cancers in the company's latest loss in nationwide litigation over its iconic baby ...
J&J Ordered to Pay Lower-Than-Expected $572M in Oklahoma Opioid Verdict
An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson liable for fueling an opioid epidemic in the state by deceptively marketing painkillers, and ordered the drugmaker to pay damages of $572 ...
J&J Fights to Keep Lawsuit in Play Designed to Force Baby Powder Cancer Warning
Johnson & Johnson wants its day in court to fight a lawsuit intended to force it to put a cancer warning on the company's Baby Powder. So, it's urging a judge not to let a law firm that's been ...
J&J Combats Lawsuits Alleging Cancer-Causing Baby Powder by Attacking the Science
Johnson & Johnson, seeking to head off claims by thousands of women that its iconic Baby Powder caused their cancer, took aim at some of the science cited in lawsuits alleging the company's ...
Prosecution Accuses J&J of Avoiding Responsibility for Allegedly Fueling Opioid Crisis
Even after illegally promoting opioid painkillers to reap billions of dollars in profit over the past two decades, Johnson & Johnson has accepted "zero responsibility'' for its central role in ...
U.S. Reportedly Investigating Whether J&J Lied About Talcum Powder Cancer Risks
The U.S. Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation into whether Johnson & Johnson lied to the public about the possible cancer risks of its talcum powder, people with knowledge of ...
J&J Reportedly Will Fork Over $1B to Resolve Most Metal-Hip Suits
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay about $1 billion to resolve most lawsuits claiming it sold defective metal-on-metal hips that ultimately had to be removed, according to people with knowledge of ...
This Time, J&J Wins Trial Involving Talc Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson won the latest trial over claims its iconic baby powder can cause cancer, as a jury in Long Beach, California, rejected a lawsuit brought by a 65-year-old retired teacher who ...