Levin Law

Some of the nation’s largest law firms recognized for their committed and successful representation of individuals harmed by dangerous products have announced unified opposition to a plan by Johnson & Johnson to seek a prepackaged bankruptcy to address claims brought by ovarian cancer victims. Two previous bankruptcy filings by the company, which has a market […]

Andy Birchfield of Beasley Allen Law Firm and Mike Papantonio of Levin Papantonio Rafferty—plaintiffs’ attorneys in the talc cancer multidistrict litigation—issued the following statement related to Johnson & Johnson’s third bankruptcy attempt, which aims to limit the company’s liability for talc claims. “As attorneys who represent the tens of thousands of people who have suffered the tragedy of […]

After a month-long trial, plaintiff’s attorneys for a 48-year-old Oregon woman won a $260 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J). The award included $200 million in punitive damages. Kyung Lee received a mesothelioma diagnosis after decades of exposure to Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder. Lee’s weight had dropped to less than 91 pounds, according […]