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Asbestos

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Recalls Single Lot of Baby Powder After Tests Reveal Presence of Asbestos

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. announced in a press release that it has voluntarily recalled a single lot of Baby Powder after tests indicated the presence of “sub-trace” levels of chrysotile asbestos.

Drugs & Medical Devices

J&J, Ethicon Agree to Pay $117 Million to Resolve States' Transvaginal Mesh Claims

Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. have agreed to pay nearly $117 million to 41 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations that they touted the benefits of their transvaginal surgical mesh devices while concealing the risks.

Drugs & Medical Devices

12 BHR Hip MDL Lawsuits Dismissed as Time Barred Under Calif. Law

A Maryland federal judge has dismissed 12 Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing cases as time-barred under California law, finding that each plaintiff was aware of a potential cause of action, thereby triggering the state’s two-year limitations period.

MDL Mass Tort & Class Action Monitor

N.M. Federal Judge Splits Gold King Mine MDL Trial Into 3 Phases

A New Mexico federal judge has granted plaintiffs’ request to trifurcate a trial involving the 2015 spill of three million gallons of contaminated water from the shuttered Gold King Mine in Colorado.