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J&J settles first talc cases to go to trial after failed bankruptcies

J&J and the plaintiffs' lawyers did not disclose any terms of the settlement, or how many cases it covered. Reyes' trial...

J&J, Walgreens, P&G sued after FDA panel ruling on cold medicine decongestant

Proposed class actions were filed after an FDA panel concluded that the ingredient phenylephrine marketed as a decongest...

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...

J&J unit files for second bankruptcy to pursue US$8.9bn talc settlement

The agreement follows a January appeals court ruling invalidating J&J’s controversial “Texas two-step” bankruptcy maneuv...

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...

J&J looks at job cuts despite weathering inflation impact

CFO Joseph Wolk said the US healthcare conglomerate is looking at "right-sizing" itself, ahead of the spinoff of its con...

J&J to end global sales of talc-based baby powder

The company faces about 38,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer.

Cancer patients label Johnson & Johnson talc bankruptcy ‘rotten’

J&J maintains that its consumer talc products are safe.

J&J to spin off consumer products and focus on pharmaceuticals

"We think these have evolved as fundamentally different businesses," J&J CEO Alex Gorsky said.

J&J, Costco settle lawsuits over recalled sunscreen

J&J voluntarily recalled four Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen products and one from Aveeno on July 14.

Johnson & Johnson loses US$2.12bn baby-powder appeal bid

Missouri's highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson's appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to w...

Nestlé to rename Australian lollies ‘out of step’ with values

Nestlé follows Colgate and Johnson & Johnson in reassessing brands following consumer pressure.

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J&J discontinues talc baby powder in US and Canada as lawsuits mount

J&J said it would wind down sales of the product, which makes up about 0.5 per cent of its US consumer health business, ...

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Johnson & Johnson pledges $600,000 for bushfire relief

J&J has also donated 200,000 personal care items in addition to its ongoing product donation program.

Major US retailers pull 22-ounce J&J baby powder from shelves

Retailers are being extra cautious with how they deal with J&J’s voluntary recall.

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Johnson & Johnson recalls baby powder after asbestos found in sample

Around 33,000 bottles of baby powder recalled after health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples.