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Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

PFAS in Fire Protection Products Continues to Generate Litigation, Liability

Litigation risks associated with per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to grow, as demonstrated by settlements over the last year in the set of claims being adjudicated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL-2873) in...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Talc-Related Matter Filings Predictably Increase, As New Bankruptcies are Filed

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Observers of filing trends in personal injury mesothelioma matters alleging exposure to talc contaminated with asbestos have noted that the bankruptcy filing of a predominant defendant in those matters did little to slow the...more

Maron Marvel

Understanding Talc Litigation: Analyzing Trends and Implications for Exposure Claims

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For over a decade, talc litigation has been a staple of mass toxic tort practices around the country and persists today. For those who are unfamiliar, talc is a naturally occurring mineral rock mined from the Earth that can...more

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Georgia-Pacific Ruling Furthers Texas Two-Step Challenges

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently approved injunctive relief as part of a strategy for settling mass tort claims through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Bestwall LLC, an entity created by...more

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Circuit Court Affirms Automatic Stay as to Georgia-Pacific’s Asbestos Lawsuits

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Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - In 1965, Georgia-Pacific LLC (Old GP) merged with Bestwall Gypsum Company, a manufacturer of asbestos-containing products. In 2017, Georgia-Pacific LLC...more

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Third Circuit to Consider Validity of J&J’s Use of Bankruptcy to Handle Asbestos Claims

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On September 19, 2022, a panel of three judges for the Third Circuit heard oral argument in In re LTL Management LLC, Case No. 22-2003.  Before the Court is Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) use of Chapter 11 to resolve...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

What Would Johnson & Johnson Bankruptcy Mean for Talc Cancer Lawsuit Plaintiffs?

If you’re the plaintiff in a talc cancer lawsuit, the mid-October news headlines about talc powder product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson filing for bankruptcy are enough to make you worry. What could this move mean for the...more

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Carlos Ghosn, the onetime “savior” of Nissan, faced another indignity while again behind bars in Japan—the automaker officially removed the former chair from the board altogether....more

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