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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) has set aside $400 million to settle U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of a wider $8.9 billion effort to settle allegations that it’s Baby Powder and other talc products cause cancer. Johnson’s talc.
J&J subsidiaries LTL Management filed a bankruptcy plan in New Jersey late on Monday that describes how the company plans to pay different kinds of cancer patients in bankruptcy settlement. Johnson’s talc. J&J has declared that its products containing talc are safe and won’t cause cancer. The company is trying for an additional time to conclude more than 38,000 lawsuits filed in bankruptcy and prevent new cases from arising in the future.
LTL’s bankruptcy plans would deposit $400 million into an additional trust to settle claims brought with state attorneys general alleging that J&J was in violation of states’ unfair practices and consumer protection laws, by deceiving consumers regarding the security of its talc-based products.
Many states had initiated consumer protection cases against J&J before LTL’s first bankruptcy filing prevented those investigations from taking place in 2021. Johnson’s talc. New Mexico and Mississippi had already filed suits against Johnson & Johnson before then as well as the states of Arizona, Maryland, North Carolina, Texas and Washington had issued subpoenas or civil investigative demands according to court documents.
New Mexico and Mississippi have taken steps to halt the bankruptcy of LTL, joining cancer victims as well as the U.S. Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog. They have claimed that a lucrative business like J&J can’t benefit from bankruptcy protections intended for struggling debtors.
The first time LTL attempted to settle the bankruptcy-related lawsuits was dismissed following similar arguments. In the end, a U.S. appellate court decided that LTL wasn’t in “financial financial distress” and ineligible of bankruptcy protection. Johnson’s talc. LTL filed a second bankruptcy just over two hours after the dismissal, arguing the second bankruptcy was different because there was less money available and had a greater chance of securing a settlement.
New Mexico and Mississippi said in their motion for dismissal that LTL’s latest bankruptcy violation of state law enforcement powers by seeking to unilaterally limit the company’s liability for state consumer protection actions.
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The filings of LTL’s latest bankruptcy proceedings also include more information about the way in which the company will evaluate and pay cancer claims in the event that the bankruptcy plan is approved.
The most significant payments under the settlement would be $500,000 to those diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma before age 45. Johnson’s talc. The second payment would be $260,000 for people diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer before age 45.
From there, the proposed settlement offers discounts based on the severity and type of the cancer, the person’s age, the history of usage of talc and other variables. Johnson’s talc. For instance someone who regularly used talc products on a weekly basis, who had an ovarian cancer family history, cancer and was diagnosed Stage II cancer of the ovary when she was 55 may be eligible to receive a payment of $21,125 under the plan.
Judge ordains J&J and talc opponents take part in settlement talks.
After another round of hearings in Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to employ a Texas Two Step bankruptcy strategy to settle talc lawsuits and federal bankruptcy judge Michael Kaplan has ordered the company and those opposing the plan to enter into settlement talks, Bloomberg reports.
The second time it attempted to file for bankruptcy for LTL Management, a subsidiary set up by J&J to manage the claims company proposed a settlement of $8.9 billion. Johnson’s talc. While a firm representing plaintiffs agree with the offer, another group is against the settlement.
The previous week, the opposition group, dubbed the Official Committee of Talc Claimants, urged the bankruptcy court for dismissal of the matter by asserting that LTL is not considered to be in financial hardship.
“The filing is an unjust and legally flawed attempt by a tiny number of law firms to try to prevent claimants from voting on the resolution plan–a plan that the overwhelming majority of claimants approve of,” J&J’s litigation chief Erik Haas, said in a statement. Johnson’s talc. “The law firms who filed their filing are financially oriented and have conflicts that conflict with, differ from and are in opposition to the interests they represent. We’ll soon submit a response to the appellate court.”
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“J&J sends out press releases describing how fantastic the plan is but simultaneously insisting that the details of its plan–including the treatment each sick person will receive,” Thompson said in a statement. “What is J&J’s plan to cover up?”
Kaplan has directed the parties to devise a second reorganization plan, under the supervision by two mediators.
The court in February of 2022 Kaplan stated that J&J’s recourse to Chapter 11 to hasten a settlement that would free J&J from the hundreds of thousands of claims regarding its talcum products.
However, in January of this year a federal appeals court overturned the verdict, ruling that the company could not be considered to be in “financial difficulty.”
After J&J’s make an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court was denied at the end of April J&J filed for its second bankruptcy two hours later. In response to that move, Kaplan froze the lawsuits for 60 days in order to determine whether or not to accept the second bankruptcy.
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In the 2 Chapter 11 attempts, J&J has purchased 19 months of which cases were placed in limbo. Johnson’s talc. The company wants claimants to accept their settlement. J&J would need 75% approval for the deal to pass.
In addition to the team of talc lawyers who panned the company’s bankruptcy in the U.S. Trustee, the U.S. Trustee, a branch that is part of the U.S. Department of Justice is also submitting an application to dismiss LTL’s bankruptcy second case.
In a letter filed this week, U.S. Trustee Andrew R. Vara wrote that the the bankruptcy court are “open to honest, but naive debtors.” Those doors “are not open to any parties that don’t have a legitimate bankruptcy objective or seek to abuse the bankruptcy process to delay or hinder their creditors,” Vara continued.
To its credit, J&J maintains there is no conclusive evidence that its Talc-based products, such as its popular baby powder can cause cancer. J&J has taken the products of the market first in North America in 2020–and the rest of the world next year.
J&J intends to steer clear of the costly business of going to court. J&J has won most of the cases decided at trial, but certain losses have been extremely punitive.
A well-known trial in Missouri ended in an $4.7 billion judgment against the drug manufacturer but was later reduced to $2.1 billion following appeals.
Johnson & Johnson faces high-stakes hearing over ‘Texas Two Step’ talc strategy: report
In all, J&J has lost nine trial cases in talc which are on appeal or have been settled. Out of 41 trials 32 of them ended in an outcome for J&J or a mistrial, or plaintiff verdicts that were overturned upon appeal. Johnson’s talc. In addition, J&J in 2020 sought to settle over 1,000 cases for 100 million dollars, Bloomberg announced at that time.
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June 2 2023 Update: During the asbestos talc case that took place in California yesterday, technical issues interrupted the opening speech of defense lawyers. Johnson’s talc. Jurors watching from their homes via Zoom and hearing the Johnson & Johnson’s lawyer expressing doubt about the science of the 70s claiming asbestos was present in their product before the opening was abruptly ended.
In the meantime, the plaintiff had the opportunity to introduce its first expert witness Arthur Langer. Langer said that the presence of other minerals with the talc mineral is a given. He said that his team had notified J&J in 1971 about the presence of chrysotile asbestos the talc produced by the company, although with just 0.1 percent. He also found more asbestos in the year 1976.
June 1st, 2023 Update: Johnson’s talc. This is the first court trial that has taken place since J&J decided to spin off its Talc division and declare bankruptcy marks an important point in the ongoing talc lawsuit controversy. Trial began yesterday in the heartbreaking case of a young, 24-year-old plaintiff, diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of mesothelioma in the past year, which lawyers on both sides agree is a tragic loss.
Opening statements revealed the stark differences in each side’s narrative. The attorney representing the plaintiff aimed his ire on Johnson & Johnson, alleging the use of misleading methods in their research practices as well as throughout the litigation procedure. The attorney claims that, according to, the company tried to manipulate the definition of asbestos in spite of internal documents from 1978 and 1994 showing that fibers discovered in the tissue of the plaintiffs are included.
Johnson & Johnson’s uncertain $8.9 billion settlement is hanging in the balance as we progression of this trial. Despite the distinct nature of the mesothelioma trial and its distinct issues compared to other lawsuits involving talcum powder A verdict in favor of the plaintiff could result in an unintended setback to Johnson & J’s hopes for broad acceptance of their proposed settlement among plaintiffs.
May 31, 2023 Update: Johnson and Johnson’s bankrupt talc division strongly defended it’s Second Chapter 11 filing in the face of challenges from injured talc claimants. In a written objection to the New Jersey bankruptcy court, it argued that the filing was distinct from the prior filing. It also emphasized the unprecedented commitment to $8.9 billion by J&J, the largest settlement ever in any bankruptcy case that involves mass tort. Johnson’s talc. Not mentioned: how the magnitude of the settlement signifies that it’s a fair settlement. J&J also claimed support from a variety of plaintiffs’ law firms representing more than 600,00 claimants. This is not easy to confirm but it’s likely to be false.
May 24 2023 Update: Following Johnson &J Johnson’s bankruptcy filing, the first trial concerning the cosmetic talc products it claims to with asbestos content is scheduled to start jury selection on Monday, California at Alameda County Superior Court, which is a well-known court for plaintiffs. The plaintiff claims that his mesothelioma is the result of asbestos exposure in J&J’s product, an allegation J&J has denied. The trial also involves six retailers accused of selling talc-containing products.
May 22nd, 2023 Update: Lawyers in the 2nd J&J talc bankruptcy are now fighting over who should be appointed to the role of the future claims representative, a role that is critically essential in resolving the claims involving talc. Johnson’s talc. Randi Ellis, a lawyer who is frequently involved in MDLs throughout the United States, was appointed as the claims representative during the first bankruptcy. J&J’s defense group wants Ellis to be appointed to this position in the future, however lawyers representing the plaintiffs in talc are arguing because Ellis has a conflict of interest that should prevent her from being appointed to that post for the second time. The conflict stems from the possibility that Ellis was believed to have been involved in the creation of the hotly disputable second bankruptcy, which raises questions regarding her capacity to remain neutral. It’s true that the bankruptcy will be dismissed in the end.
May 17, 2023 Update The fake company J&J created for the talc litigation bankruptcy disclosed to a New Jersey bankruptcy court that they had allocated $400 million to settle the claims made by states accusing the company of misleading advertising for its talc-based products. Johnson’s talc. It’s a $8.5 billion settlement for cancer victims. It’s hard to imagine the scenario in which J&J can get the settlements of baby powder through at these numbers. While J&J’s proposed $8.5 billion offer sounds like a large sum initially, it does not look very appealing when you consider the math. This settlement offer based on our estimates – will not provide victims with much more than a median settlement of $100,000 per instance. That is not enough.
May 15th 2023 Update: J&J may be in the middle of a suit from an advocacy group representing cancer victims. Johnson’s talc. The group claims that J&J intentionally withdrew a $61.5 billion funding agreement that it had with its company subsidiary LTL Management LLC, to create the appearance of financial hardship and confirm the unit’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The group claims this decision amounts to a fraudulent transfer of the right to compensation for victims. They intend to investigate J&J’s actions after the announcement of the denial of LTL’s first bankruptcy case.
May 10 2023 Update: The following week this week, next week, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey will hear oral arguments regarding a motion to reject the second bankruptcy filing of J&J LTL Management, J&J’s subsidiary. LTL Management. In the meantime this bankruptcy court has issued an Order requiring both sides to participate in a new settlement negotiation in the hope that it will be possible to reach a global settlement agreement brokered.
May 5th 2023 Update: The talc producer Whittaker, Clark & Daniels filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to many lawsuits claiming that its talc products caused cancer through asbestos exposure. Johnson’s talc. Over 2700 people have sued the firm and it is paying $1 million per month to defend itself. The company’s most recent $29 million settlement on the state of South Carolina forced it to seek bankruptcy protection, arguing for an equitable distribution of assets to talc claimants, rather than being taken through the receiver. Other talc suppliers have also declared bankruptcy because of litigation.
May 4, 2023, Update U.S. The bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan has directed Johnson & Johnson to relaunch talks with lawyers who turned down the company’s $8.9 billion deal. At Trenton, New Jersey yesterday the parties appeared before a judge to discuss the next steps for the second bankruptcy case. Judge Kaplan pushed more settlement talks.
This is the answer to settle these claims with J&J. A baby powder settlement can be achieved. Johnson’s talc. However, it will require additional money – perhaps billions of dollars from Johnson & Johnson.
Lawyers are divided on whether to accept the proposal and not every client sees the situation the same way their lawyer does. Second bankruptcy cases are likely to fail, as Judge Kaplan has scheduled a hearing for June to determine if she will dismiss the bankruptcy for the second time.
May 3 2023 Update The group of cancer victims who are suing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) demanded an order from J&J’s Third Circuit halt the bankruptcy filed by J&J subsidiary LTL Management, claiming it attempts to block litigation over talc products. The committee representing talc claimants submitted a motion on Tuesday requesting the Third Circuit to consider their case and then send it back the lower court with instructions to discharge the bankruptcy. Johnson’s talc. They also asked that stopped tort litigation against J&J be allowed to continue.
LTL has filed for Chapter 11 protection once again after its bankruptcy filing was denied in the Third Circuit earlier this year which offered the possibility of an $8.9 billion deal. The committee says that the recent decision allowing LTL’s 2nd Chapter 11 to continue, as well as halting the trials against J&J should be subject to immediate Third Circuit review. The US Trustee has also requested an New Jersey bankruptcy court dismiss the LTL bankruptcy case. J&J’s worldwide vice president of litigation Erik Haas, was quoted by Bloomberg declaring that J&J intends to file a statement in the appeals court characterizing the filing as an “desperate and legally inadequate effort” by a select group of law firms with different financial interests.
May 1 2023 Update: One most frequently asked question is how the plaintiffs’ lawyers and their clients turn down $8.9 billion. That’s of course quite a sum. There are a lot of victims. Johnson’s talc. These are actually a good case for plaintiffs. We were reminded of this recently in two talc trials which resulted in big verdicts for plaintiffs. In February, a talcum powder mesothelioma trial in Oregon led to an award of $18.1 million. In the same month, a different mesothelioma talc case was brought to trial in South Carolina and resulted in a verdict of $29 million for the plaintiff. The defendant in both cases was Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc. One of the leading suppliers of talc within the U.S.
April 30th 2023 Update: In the year 2023, when J&J initially tried to take the talcum powder litigation into bankruptcy, it did so with an offer to reserve $2 billion for settlements. The sum was ridiculously low. There was no one among the talc victims who supported the offer. This time, however, J&J has increased the offer to $8.9 if the talc plaintiffs will allow a bankruptcy settlement and they also have the backing of a significant part of the talc-related plaintiffs and their attorneys. Johnson’s talc. But 75% of the plaintiffs who are a talc, which is necessary for bankruptcy plan approval is not an easy task because of the number of lawyers who have huge inventory of baby powder litigations opposed towards the agreement.
What are the solutions to the impasse? More billions.
April 25 2023 Update: Talc Cancer victims have asked a judge to reject their Chapter 11 case filed by LTL Management LLC, a absurdly-made-up Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, insisting that the company is not financially strained. LTL has filed for Chapter 11 to settle tens of thousands of claims that J&J’s baby powders caused cancer. Johnson’s talc. LTL was denied Chapter 11 in January. 3rd Circuit dismissed its first Chapter 11 case in January The court ruled that the company was not eligible to receive bankruptcy relief because it was unable to demonstrate financial stress.
The claimants contend that the Second Chapter 11 case is an abuse of the bankruptcy system, and that it’s being pursued in bad good faith. J&J claims the bankruptcy settlement is backed by “significant backing” from the firms that represent around 60,000 claimants. It’s safe to say that the plaintiffs’ attorneys and victims are divided over their disagreement over the $8.9 billion amount of settlement offered.
April 21st, 2023 Update: A bankruptcy judge decided the company Johnson & Johnson must face new lawsuits claiming that the company sold baby powder that was contaminated and causing cancer. Although the trials for the talc lawsuits have been suspended for at least 60 days and new lawsuits are able to be filed, and lawyers can begin preparing their cases. Johnson’s talc. Judges expressed doubt about J&J’s ridiculous effort to revive its strategy with a second bankruptcy trial.
April 13, 2023 Update: biggest update is about the $8.9 billion over the course of 25 year period settlement offered. Lawyers representing cancer victims who are part of the MDL class action have pledged to fight the settlement alongside those who claim talc. Why? They feel it’s not enough money for 70,000 victims who have cancer. Johnson’s talc. They argue that J&J should seek a bigger settlement or pursue individual claims if the most recent bankruptcy is dismissed.
But there’s a separate group of lawyers outside of the leadership of that class action. These lawyers have amassed many thousands of cases. The group is seeking to settle now for what is believed to be lower than what the victims should be paid. The argument they make is two-fold. The first is that they claim the settlement, which is about 100,000 dollars per plaintiff – is fair.
This argument isn’t easy to present. The second argument is more teeth: victims can be no longer patient and demand the money immediately.
April 12, 2023 Update: People are wondering if J&J is able to file for bankruptcy once more. The answer is complex and complicated. But let’s try to explain the issue in a simple way.
Johnson & Johnson asserts that bankruptcy is the only way to resolve both current and future talc-related lawsuits definitively. That is, it believes that it will be less expensive when there is the bankruptcy element which applies pressure for a settlement. Johnson’s talc. Going back to the 400-year span of American history, the company believes that bankruptcy is beneficial to all parties as it distributes settlements more equally and more efficiently than trial courts where litigants are awarded significant payouts, while others are left with nothing.
The main thrust in the 3rd Circuit decision was this is not a case of the profit-making company that has an affiliate to accept the legal responsibility and declare bankruptcy – Congress thought of when drafting its Bankruptcy Code. It also clarified that the subsidiary was not financially distress due to the fact that J&J assured it of unlimited funding.
So J&J did not hesitate to take advantage of the funding unlimited part of the deal and did not promise to provide unlimited funding for lawsuits. J&J claims that its new financing agreements with its subsidiary address appeals court’s concerns, while offering claim payment funds. In the hope that offering victims lesser money could solve the overall issue.
Lawyers representing cancer patients who oppose the agreement counter this with what you conclude is countering legal nonsense legal absurdity: J&J fraudulently transferred $50 billion in assets away from LTL Management to circumvent the appeals court’s ruling. Hyperbole is not exempt: victims’ lawyers call it the most significant “fraudulent move that has occurred in United States history.”
Despite all the legal jargon, J&J does not really believe this bankruptcy will be able to last. But it’s a way to try and push the $8.9 billion settlement and keep the pressure on plaintiffs.
April 10 2023 Update Bloomberg provides an insightful article on a new law in New Jersey that is shedding new light on litigation funding in the Class action suit. The funders who fund litigation Virage Capital Management and TRGP Capital invested in hundreds of lawsuits in the case of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on behalf of talc products. They exchanged for a percentage of any settlements. J&J is now offering to pay $8.9 billion in settlements for all lawsuits.
The involvement of the funders is made public because of a New Jersey court rule requiring the release of certain details regarding outside funding backers. The law is designed to respond to the increasing calls for regulation of litigation funders. J&J faces over 60,000 claims when you include state and federal Baby Powder lawsuits. Third-party financing in mass tort cases is not without its pros and cons. But there is no question that we are witnessing how third-party funding can level the playing field between individual and big corporations in court.
April 4, 2023 Update: It’s pleasing to see the worm turn in this case. J&J was hit again this week, when they were denied by the Third Circuit denied J&J’s request to maintain the automatic stay as J&J appeals a bankruptcy decision at the U.S. Supreme Court. The automatic stay has halted thousands of talcum cases and prevented new lawsuits from arising ever since J&J started the controversial process to spin the talc liability off into a bankrupt company over a year back. Johnson’s talc. After the 3rd Circuit ruled that this bankruptcy was insufficient some months ago, the stay was removed. J&J had hoped to have it continue in the meantime of the SCOTUS appeal. But the answer was no.
April 1st, 2023 Update: Johnson & Johnson announced it will appeal its 3rd Circuit bankruptcy loss to the U.S. Supreme Court last week. The likelihood that is that the Supreme Court is willing even to hear the appeal? Low.
March 16, 2023 Update: with the bankruptcy stay having been in effect, the first new cases were filed and incorporated into the talcum powder class action MDL in the space of a year. Seven new talc cases were joined to the MDL in the past month, bringing the total number of cases in the pending process up to 37,522.
February 25 2023 Update The following information is available: A Congressmen from Tennessee is now requesting that The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) begin an investigation into the cost J&J talc products have cost the government in the decades.
in a letter addressed to the GAO, Rep. Steven Cohen (D-Ten.) claimed that J&J of ignoring the dangers of its talc products over many years, while tax dollars were spent on treating people who suffered injuries from exposure to the product. This lawsuit comes a few weeks after J&J’s major loss in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
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February 14 , 2023 Update: At a hearing today in New Jersey, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan announced his intention to follow the third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling to dismiss the bankruptcy case.
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