Another Talc Trial Opens as J&J Gets Support for $5.8B Settlement

NewsMass TortsFollowAnother Talc Trial Opens as J&J Gets Support for $5.8B SettlementThe trial, in Massachusetts' Suffolk County Superior Court, involves a plaintiff with mesothelioma, not ovarian cancer, which is the subject of Johnson & Johnson's settlement.

Email ShareFont SizeSmallMediumLarge PrintA new talcum powder trial opened on Monday as Johnson & Johnson garners support for its $5.8 billion global settlement.

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U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing 6,600 paraquat lawsuits in the Southern District of Illinois, told Allen Smith of The Smith Law Firm that she was concerned only 49 of his 750 clients were participating in a proposed settlement: “I want to be sure the decisions are made by the right people.”

Among the firms named in the lawsuits are Grant & Eisenhofer, Morgan & Morgan and Motley Rice, who represented hundreds of residents and businesses impacted by the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.