Lawyers

• Johnson and Johnson Considers Third Bankruptcy Filing for Talc Powder Cancer Lawsuit

  Get the full scoop on Johnson & Johnson's legal saga. Understand their massive talc-related lawsuits and the drastic steps J&J took to manage the crisis. Start reading now!

• Johnson & Johnson Loses Another Talc-Powder Trial, Ordered To Pay $55 Million To Cancer Patient

  Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a United States jury on Monday to pay $55 million. This is concerning a woman who said that using the company’s talc-powder products for feminine hygiene caused her to develop ovarian cancer.

• Johnson & Johnson Losses in Supreme Court; Failure To Warn Costumers Causes Them $140M

  US Supreme Court did not take Johnson and Johnson's appeal. They will lose $140m because of not adding warning signs to their products.

• Johnson & Johnson sues Glaxo over allergy ads as spring nears

  Johnson & Johnson sued rival drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC on Thursday, alleging that Glaxo is trying to unlawfully grab market share with false advertising at the start of spring allergy season in the United States.

• Tylenol maker to pay $25 million for selling metal-contaminated drugs

  A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary pleaded guilty on Tuesday to selling liquid medicine contaminated with metal and agreed to pay $25 million to resolve the case, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.

• Obama administration files brief in top court backing gay marriage

  The administration of President Barack Obama on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that states cannot ban gay marriage.

• Businesses back gay marriage, top U.S. court sets argument date

  Big business rallied behind the gay marriage cause on Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for April 28 on the contentious social issue that promises to yield one of the justices' most important rulings of 2015.

• Scientists grapple with ethics in rush to release Ebola vaccines

  Normally it takes years to prove a new vaccine is both safe and effective before it can be used in the field. But with hundreds of people dying a day in the worst ever outbreak of Ebola, there is no time to wait.

• Johnson & Johnson: Healthcare Manufacturer Agrees To Pay $2.2 Billion In Fraud Settlement (Video)

  Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries will pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil investigations over allegations that they "marketed three drugs for users that were never approved,"

• Family Awarded $63 Million: Teen, Samantha Reckis, Wins Trial Against Johnson & Johnson After Nearly Losing Her Life

  A Massachusetts family was awarded $63 million dollars by Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday after their daughter nearly lost her life due to a severe reaction Children's Motrin.