by | Oct 24, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
In August 2017, CMBG3 Law reported that a California jury returned a verdict against Johnson & Johnson in the amount of $417 million, ending the first California case tried to verdict against Johnson & Johnson in which it was alleged that the company’s talcum...
by | Oct 20, 2017 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
CMBG3 Law reported last week that the first asbestos-contaminated talcum powder trial in California began trial, but was cut short two days into the trial as the judge declared a mistrial. This week, a new jury was seated and trial began yesterday. In the case,...
by | Oct 18, 2017 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
In February of 2016, a St. Louis jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff Jacqueline Fox for $72 million. In the case, plaintiff alleged that she developed ovarian cancer from Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products. Johnson & Johnson appealed the...
by | Oct 16, 2017 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
CMBG3 Law previously reported on a verdict against Johnson & Johnson out of California in the amount of $417 million, which was the first California case tried to verdict against Johnson & Johnson in which it was alleged that the company’s talcum powder...
by | Oct 11, 2017 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
CMBG3 Law reported yesterday on the start of the first asbestos-contaminated talcum powder trial in California. Later in the day, the Judge declared a mistrial and so a new jury will be picked and the trial will resume at a date to be determined. The reason for the...
by | Oct 10, 2017 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
CMBG3 Law has reported throughout the year on events in the pending talcum powder litigation, in which plaintiffs allege that talcum powder caused their ovarian or uterine cancer. Although the ovarian and uterine cancer cases have dominated the news, most recently in...
by | Oct 6, 2017 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
On September 25, 2017, two prominent plaintiffs’ experts (Sean Fitzgerald, Geologist and Dr. Ronald Gordon, MD) were excluded from testifying in the asbestos case of Sally Brandt and Charles Brandt v. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., et al., Court of common Pleas of...
by | Sep 28, 2017 | Community Involvement
One of CMBG3 Law’s founding principles was a dedication and commitment to community and charitable causes. We are proud to be able to continue fulfilling one of our core missions by supporting the March of Dimes organization and attending its annual “Black Ties For...
by | Sep 26, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
Given the events in recent years that have taken place in Flint, Michigan regarding lead particles in the community drinking water, there has been a significant uptick in news and attention paid to the potential for lead particles in drinking water sources to cause...
by | Sep 24, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
Since the 1993 United States Supreme Court case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, a majority of state courts in the United States have followed the standard of review established in Daubert for determining whether an expert’s testimony is admissible. The...
