
Dietrich Knauth
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US judge rejects J&J’s US$10 billion baby powder settlement
J&J faces lawsuits from over 60,000 claimants alleging that its baby powder and other talc products contained asbestos a...
Apr 1, 2025

‘Fraudulent’ bankruptcies: Cancer victims sue Johnson & Johnson
J&J first used a corporate maneuver called the "Texas two-step" to place its talc liabilities into a new subsidiary that...
May 23, 2024

J&J effort to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy fails a second time
J&J argued that the proposed bankruptcy settlement offers a fairer and faster resolution for cancer claimants than litig...
Jul 31, 2023

Johnson & Johnson unit loses bid to stay in bankruptcy
J&J has prevailed in other cases, winning defense verdicts in 16 trials and succeeding in several appeals that either re...
Apr 3, 2023

Cancer patients label Johnson & Johnson talc bankruptcy ‘rotten’
J&J maintains that its consumer talc products are safe.
Feb 15, 2022