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Civil Litigation

Aug. 28, 2017

Drug company faces tough task overturning big talc verdict

Johnson & Johnson, in the face of a $417 million bellwether jury trial defeat in Los Angeles County Superior Court and with thousands of pending lawsuits over the link between talc and cancer, faces a difficult legal challenge that could lead to a lucrative settlement for plaintiffs, said attorneys not involved in the case.

Drug company faces tough task overturning big talc verdict
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson will consider post-trial motions in the $417 million Los Angeles jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson for failure to warn talc’s potential link to cancer.

Johnson & Johnson, in the face of a $417 million bellwether jury trial defeat in Los Angeles County Superior Court and with thousands of pending lawsuits over the link between talc and cancer, faces a difficult legal challenge that could lead to a lucrative settlement for plaintiffs, said attorneys not involved in the case.

The company’s attorneys, led by Proskauer Rose LLP partner Bart Williams, have a range of legal options, fr...

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