JOHNSON & JOHNSON TALCUM POWDER PRODUCTS MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Case Number:
3:16-md-02738
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Multi Party Litigation:
Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Drummond Woodsum
- Burns Charest
- Merson Law
- Shanley Law Offices
- Boucher LLP
- Marshall Dennehey
- Bruera Law Firm
- Saltz Mongeluzzi
- Faegre Drinker
- Javerbaum Wurgaft
- Chisholm & Chisholm
- Bruster PLLC
- Girardi & Keese
- Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
- Heard Merman
- Berger Montague
- Peiffer Wolf
- Pence Law Firm
- Parker Waichman
- Elliot Morgan Parsonage
- Lenze Lawyers
- Morelli Law Firm
- Kopelowitz Ostrow
- Pourciau Law
- Klehr Harrison
- Meyers & Flowers
- Pate Law Firm
- VSCP Law
- Habush Habush
- Sutter & Gillham
- Ross Feller Casey
- Dolce Panepinto
- Levin Sedran
- Nass Cancelliere
- Reilly McDevitt
- Goss Law Firm PC
- Murray Law Firm LLC
- Grossman & Moore
- Baldante & Rubenstein
- Smith Law Attorneys
- Gitlin Horn
- Shook Hardy
- Wallace & Graham
- Guerra LLP
- Goldberg Persky
- Kelley & Ferraro
- Waters Kraus
- Drohan Lee
- Fox Rothschild
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Belluck Law
- Dreesen Law Firm
- Parafinczuk Wolf
- Nachawati Law
- Cohen Placitella
- Seeger Weiss
- Robins Cloud
- Hutton & Hutton Law Firm
- Ferraro Law Firm
- Potts Law Firm
- FrancoLaw PLLC
- Milberg Coleman
- Barry McTiernan
- Wilentz Goldman
- Gordon Rees
- Kanner & Whiteley
- Axelrod Firm
- Rheingold Giuffra
- Heninger Garrison
- Huber Thomas
- Bernheim Kelley
- Craig Swapp
- Jazlowiecki & Jazlowiecki
- Schenck Price
- Hach Rose Schirripa
- The Flood Law Firm
- Matern Law Group
- Karon LLC
- Eisenberg Rothweiler
- Kline & Specter
- The Dietrich Law Firm
- Power Rogers
- Wexler Boley
- Motley Rice
- McDonnell & Associates
- Rahdert & Mortimer
- Walsh Pizzi
- Slater Slater
- Luby Law Firm
- Reeves & Goff
- Cheeley Law Group
- Luff Law Firm
- DiCello Levitt
- Bourdette & Partners
- Phillips & Paolicelli
- Morris Bart
- Michael Brady Lynch Firm
- Messa & Associates
- Morgan & Morgan PA
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Akerman LLP
- Richardson Thomas
- Anapol Weiss
- Hardin Kundla
- Szaferman Lakind
- Gainsburgh Benjamin
- King & Spalding
- Lanier Law Firm
- Singleton Schreiber
- Levy Konigsberg
- Umhofer Mitchell
- Trammell PC
- Sullivan Papain
- Weinstein Caggiano
- Bovis Kyle
- Cellino Law
- Montgomery McCracken
- Friedman Rubin
- Lieff Cabraser
- Eichen Crutchlow
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Coughlin Midlige
- Rourke & Blumenthal
- Walker Hamilton & Kearns
- Barker Patterson
- Durham Pittard
- Aylstock Witkin
- Robinson Calcagnie
- Bernstein Liebhard
- Chaffin Luhana LLP
- Chappell Smith
- Richardson Richardson Boudreaux
- Corboy & Demetrio
- Beasley Allen
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Gacovino Lake
- Nachawati Law Group
- Ketterer Browne
- George & Farinas
- Kibbey Wagner
- Ashcraft & Gerel
- Baron & Budd
- Hart McLaughlin
- Fox Willis
- Goldenberg Heller
- Golomb Legal
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Labaton Keller
- Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg
Companies
- Otis Worldwide Corp.
- Personal Care Products Council
- Rio Tinto Group
- Coty Inc.
- Merial Limited
- Johnson & Johnson
- CVS Health Corp.
- Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.
- Porsche
- IRIS International, Inc.
- Chevron Corp.
- Walmart Inc.
- Imerys SA
- SLM Corp.
- Cara Operations Ltd.
- KIRA LLC
- DeNA Co.
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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A New Jersey federal judge said Monday that the plaintiffs steering committee can receive invoices for Johnson & Johnson's experts' work relating to multidistrict litigation alleging the use of talcum powder caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, but only after it produces its own expert invoices.
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August 06, 2025
Judge OKs Addition Of Kenvue, Janssen To J&J Talc MDL
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A special master found Monday there is no reason to believe third-party funders are influencing Beasley Allen Law Firm's decisions in a massive talc litigation in New Jersey, defeating a subpoena from Johnson & Johnson digging into alleged third-party litigation funding.
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July 17, 2025
J&J Loses Bid To DQ Beasley Allen From Talc MDL Committee
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday denied Johnson & Johnson's bid to remove the Beasley Allen Law Firm from the plaintiffs steering committee in the multidistrict talc litigation but said that changes would be made to the committee's structure.
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June 02, 2025
J&J Again Seeks To Block Beasley Allen In NJ Talc Litigation
Johnson & Johnson has opposed a New Jersey talc claimant's motion for the pro hac vice admission of two attorneys from The Beasley Allen Law Firm, claiming the partners' conduct in its talc unit's bankruptcy proceedings warrants denial of the application.
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September 23, 2024
J&J Accuses Beasley Allen Of Casting Bogus Talc Ballots
Johnson & Johnson has accused the Beasley Allen Law Firm of casting about two dozen false ballots against the company's latest talc bankruptcy plan without voters' consent and urged a New Jersey federal court to remove the firm from the plaintiff's steering committee as a consequence.
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August 13, 2024
'Clever' Scheme Is Concealing Talc Litigation Funding, J&J Says
The Beasley Allen Law Firm needs to disclose alleged litigation funding fueling its litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder even if that funding was not given directly to the firm since the disclosure rules apply to "parties" and not "law firms," J&J has told a New Jersey federal court.
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August 07, 2024
Law Firms Fight J&J Bid To Revive Talc Subpoenas
The Beasley Allen Law Firm, the steering committee of talc plaintiffs suing Johnson & Johnson, and a third-party law firm urged the New Jersey federal court this week to reject a bid from the pharmaceutical company to reinstate subpoenas seeking evidence of alleged third-party litigation funding.