Gilliam Stewart of CMBG3’s San Francisco office successfully argued a motion for summary judgment on behalf of one of our clients in the asbestos litigation, asserting that the decedent's heirs’ action was time-barred under the applicable one-year statute of...
Asbestos
Warnings On Children’s Talc Products Brought To House
In the latest development in the asbestos-contaminated talc litigation, a Michigan lawmaker introduced a bill (Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2018) to the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to require a warning on children's cosmetic products that...
Mistrial In Talc Related Mesothelioma Trial In California
Two weeks ago, CMBG3 Law reported on a case that began trial in California in which it was alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder contained asbestos-contaminated talc, which led to the development of plaintiffs' mesothelioma. Yesterday, a mistrial was...
California Appellate Court Upholds Asbestos Case Dismissal
In yet another example of a Court refusing to allow Plaintiffs to rely on evidence lacking any foundation in an attempt to defeat a defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, on March 8, 2018, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court ruling that Plaintiffs’...
Talc Related Mesothelioma Trial Begins in California
CMBG3 Law previously reported on four trials that have taken place in which it was alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder contained asbestos-contaminated talc, which led to the development of plaintiffs' mesothelioma. Three of the cases have seen verdicts...
Fourth Talc Mesothelioma Case Goes To Trial
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the first three cases in which it was alleged that asbestos-contaminated talc products caused plaintiffs' mesothelioma. The first such trial was in California and resulted in a defense verdict. The second case took place in New Jersey...
Mistrial In Fourth Talc Mesothelioma Trial
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the fourth trial that has taken place in which it was alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder contained asbestos-contaminated talc, which led to the development of plaintiff's mesothelioma (Antoine Bostic v. Johnson &...
Third Talc Mesothelioma Verdict: $25.7 Million Award
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the first three cases in which it was alleged that asbestos-contaminated talc products caused plaintiffs' mesothelioma. The first such trial was in California and resulted in a defense verdict. The second case took place in New Jersey...
Companies Move To Strike $117 Million Verdict In Talc Case
CMBG3 Law previoulsy reported on the $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and Imerys in New Jersey stemming from allegations that a plaintiff's mesothelioma was caused by asbestos-contaminated talc in baby powder products. This week, the companies filed...
Jury Hits Companies with $80 Million In Punitives Over Talcum Powder
Moments ago, the New Jersey jury that last week hit Johnson & Johsnon and Imerys with $37 million in compensatory damages concluded that the companies should pay $80 million in punitive damages to a plaintiff who claimed that his mesothelioma was caused by...