At the end of 2017, Brazil passed a law that bans the mining, use, and commercialization of asbestos. The ban will have an immediate impact on the United States, as roughly 95% of all asbestos imported and used by the United States in 2016 was imported from Brazil....
Just one day after beginning deliberations, a New Jersey jury found Johnson & Johnson and Imerys responsible for a plaintiff’s mesothelioma, which plaintiff alleged resulted from his use of asbestos-contaminated talcum powder products. The jury’s verdict awarded...
Nearly two months ago, CMBG3 Law reported on a trial against Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey involving allegations that the company’s talcum powder product was contaminated with asbestos fibers and caused plaintiff Stephan Lanzo II’s mesothelioma. The plaintiff...
Seven parties, including multiple companies and the Town of Framingham, recently paid $385,000 in fines to settle a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General in which it was alleged that the parties allowed asbestos-containing waste to be illegally dumped behind a Milford...
In July of 2017, CMBG3 Law reported on Johnson & Johnson’s success in having the New Jersey federal court block a class action filing based on claims that the company failed to disclose the alleged ovarian cancer risks of its talcum powder product. Now, after an...
In September of 2017, we reported on the fact that the Florida Supreme Court agreed to hear argument as to whether the state should adopt the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals standard of review for expert testimony. This week, the Florida Supreme Court heard...
Recently, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced a House companion bill to the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017 (ARBANA), which was introduced in the Senate in November of 2017. The ARBABA bill was introduced to give the Environmental Protection...
Earlier this week, the first Florida asbestos-contaminated talc case began trial in Palm Beach County. Plaintiff Robert Lord alleges that he developed mesothelioma from his employment and his stepfather's employment with a local floor tile showroom. It is alleged that...
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“Chemical Safety Act”) was signed into law by President Barack Obama in June of 2016 and amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). The Chemical Safety Act gives the Environmental Protection...
Johnson & Johnson began trial in their “home” court in New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County, last Monday in the latest case to go to trial in the ongoing talcum powder litigation (Lanzo v. Cyprus Amex Minerals Co, et al., Docket No. L00738516 in Middlesex...