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On Monday, August 21, 2017, a jury in Los Angeles returned a verdict of $417 million against Johnson & Johnson in a case where the plaintiff alleged that her ovarian cancer had been caused by J&J’s talcum powder products such as Johnson’s Baby Powder. This is the largest talcum powder verdict to date against J&J, …
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People who work with asbestos can carry asbestos home on their clothes, shoes, tools, rags, work supplies, lunch boxes and hair and in their cars, thereby exposing family members to this toxic material. Exposures of this kind are referred to as “take home exposures,” “household exposures,” or “second hand exposures.” James F. Humphreys & Associates, …
Unlike most workers, railway employees cannot bring workers compensation claims when they are injured on the job. Their sole remedy against their employer is to bring a lawsuit under a special statute known as the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). This law provides in part that injured railway workers may bring their lawsuits in any …
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TBIs are a contributing factor in approximately 30% of all injury-related deaths in the United States ( nearly 50,000 per year).
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer which is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos.
So far, five talcum powder/ovarian cancer cases have gone to trial in St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in four verdicts for plaintiffs and one verdict for the defendants. The most recent case, Lois Slemp v. Johnson and Johnson, returned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Slemp on May 4, 2017 in the amount of $110 million, …
