HALL v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON et al

  1. February 26, 2024

    Meet The Ex-Judge Mediating J&J's Talc Concealment Suit

    The former federal judge who will oversee negotiations in an investor class action against Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey over its cancer-linked talcum powder is a highly experienced and outstanding mediator to whom both plaintiffs and defendants turn in high-profile and complicated cases, attorneys say.

  2. February 21, 2024

    3rd Circ. Lets J&J Appeal Class Cert. In Talc Concealment Suit

    Johnson & Johnson can appeal a New Jersey federal court's class certification order from December, the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday, in an investor action alleging the company artificially inflated its stock price by failing to disclose cancer risks associated with its talcum powder products.

  3. January 02, 2024

    J&J Investors Score Class Cert. In Talc Concealment Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge has certified a class of Johnson & Johnson investors who claim the company artificially inflated its stock price by failing to disclose cancer risks associated with its talcum powder products, saying the group has met the standard for certification.

  4. December 21, 2023

    NJ Court Won't Rethink Quashing J&J's Law Firm Subpoenas

    A New Jersey federal judge has denied Johnson & Johnson's renewed efforts to subpoena communications between nonparty law firms and media outlets about the company's talcum powder products in a securities class action, saying the request is time-barred and fails to show the court erred in denying the initial discovery motion.

  5. June 27, 2023

    Investors Say J&J Can't Get 2nd Try On Law Firm Subpoenas

    Investors suing Johnson & Johnson in a securities class action hit back at the company's renewed efforts to subpoena communications between certain law firms and media outlets about the company's talcum powder products, arguing the new evidence J&J provided in a motion to reconsider is not relevant.

  6. June 05, 2023

    J&J Wants Review Of Talc Attys' Media Contact Subpoenas

    Johnson & Johnson asked a New Jersey federal court Friday for a second shot at subpoenaing several law firms' communications with media outlets around the company's talcum powder products, arguing a federal magistrate judge who previously quashed the subpoenas did so in error.

  7. April 29, 2022

    Law Firms Topple J&J Subpoenas For Talc Media Info

    Levy Konigsberg LLP, Hobson & Bradley and The Smith Law Firm PLLC knocked down subpoenas from Johnson & Johnson seeking their communications with media organizations regarding the company's talcum powder products, with a New Jersey federal judge concluding Friday that the material is not relevant to the securities class claims at issue.

  8. September 13, 2021

    J&J Says Plaintiff Firms Can't Hide From Talc Media Subpoena

    Plaintiff firms hit with Johnson & Johnson discovery subpoenas have little but a "Hail Mary" argument that a handover of their communications with media outlets about J&J talcum powder products would infringe their free speech rights, the company told a New Jersey court on Friday.

  9. September 01, 2021

    Law Firms Aim To Sink J&J Subpoenas For Talc Media Info

    Levy Konigsberg LLP and Hobson & Bradley called on a New Jersey federal court Wednesday to toss subpoenas from Johnson & Johnson seeking their communications with media organizations regarding the company's talcum powder products, arguing that complying with the requests would violate the law firms' First Amendment rights.

  10. July 02, 2020

    J&J Investors Seek Cert. In Asbestos Stock-Drop Suit

    A proposed class of Johnson & Johnson investors asked a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday to certify it in a lawsuit alleging the company artificially inflated stock prices by hiding that its baby powder products were filled with cancer-causing asbestos.

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