Another wrinkle has developed in the ever-changing landscape of bankrupt defendants within the asbestos and talc litigations. The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision earlier this month that allows Bestwall LLC to continue with their...
Attorney John Bitetto was invited to speak at the Talc Litigation Conference on May 20 at the Midland Hotel in Chicago. John's panel discussion, titled "Forecasting Claims with Contested Causation", will provide both defense and plaintiff viewpoints on the topic. For...
Businesses, large and small, can find themselves overwhelmed by litigation quickly, if and when they find themselves in the crosshairs of a developing litigation. For years, the best example of these crosshairs was those focused mainly on asbestos and those entities...
(New York, NY) - A New York City plaintiff has dismissed CMBG3’s client with prejudice, shortly after oral argument of its appeal before the Appellate Division, First Department. The plaintiff alleged that CMBG3’s client manufactured a dangerous product, claiming that...
Recent federal developments may soon require cosmetic companies to adopt stringent precautions to ensure that talc-containing products are free of asbestos, further safeguarding consumers from potential asbestos exposure. On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Attorney John Bitetto of CMBG3 Law will speak on November 15, 2024 at the New Jersey Asbestos Litigation conference, which is hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. John will co-present at 1:50pm on Rule 104 hearing developments in the...
Please join Karlene Manley on May 29, 2024 for Perrin's Talc Litigation Conference that will take place in Chicago, Illinois. Karlene will join an esteemed panel of speakers from 10am - 11am to discuss "The Science and Safety Of Talc" as it relates to litigation. The...
More and more, especially in light of the onslaught of television ads regarding lawsuits and large verdicts, the word “talc” is a term less associated with baby powder and more with deadly toxic dust. In many ways, the media coverage of talc is similar to the decades...
A recent study regarding the mineral talc and ovarian cancer found no statistically significant association between women using talcum powder in their genital area and incident ovarian cancer. The study was published in JAMA on January 7, 2020, and is reportedly the...
Talc litigation is back in the news given the recent Appellate Court decision in New Jersey. The consolidated cases Brandi Carl and Joel Carl, and Diana Balderrama and Golbert Balderrama (Docket Nos.: A-0387-16T1, and A-0978-16T1, respectively), involve plaintiffs...