Plaintiffs’ Evidence Will Be Heard in Cases Alleging J&J’s Talc Products Caused Women’s Ovarian Cancer, Announced Levin Papantonio Attorney Chris Tisi January 22, 2026 A U.S. District Court Special Master in the talc multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) entered an Opinion, reaffirming that plaintiffs may present expert testimony supporting general causation to the jury. Specifically, Special Master, Hon. L. Wolfson, former Chief Judge for the District of New Jersey, greenlighted the admissibility of expert testimony supporting […] Read More
Jury Awards $20 Million Verdict in Talc Mesothelioma Case Casaretto Estate v. Johnson & Johnson October 28, 2025 A jury today awarded $20 million to the family of Dr. Alberto A. Casaretto, finding that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products caused his fatal mesothelioma. The lawsuit, brought by his son, Alberto Casaretto Jr., alleged that the company’s talc was contaminated with asbestos and that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn consumers. The verdict delivers […] Read More
Florida Talc Trial Opens Against Johnson & Johnson: Plaintiffs Say “It Was Not Pure” September 25, 2025 Today, jurors in Broward County, Florida, heard opening statements in a new talc trial against Johnson & Johnson, brought by the family of Dr. Albert Casaretto, a 78-year-old physician who died in 2022 from mesothelioma after decades of daily talc use. Plaintiffs are represented by Chris Tisi of Levin Papantonio, as well as John Uustal […] Read More
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