March 02, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge has revived a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson talc subsidiary's trade libel claim over a 2020 scientific article linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma, finding that new evidence and allegations concerning the authenticity of the author's data are enough to survive a motion to dismiss.
January 12, 2026
Genesis healthcare named its new stalking horse bidder in a rerun of its asset auction, a New Jersey federal judge signaled an intent to restart Johnson & Johnson's libel claim against the author of an article linking talc to mesothelioma and solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables snagged approval of a $285 million sale of certain assets.
January 06, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge has indicated she is planning to grant a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson talc subsidiary's bid to revive its trade libel claim over a scientific article linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma.
November 21, 2025
A doctor being sued by Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc subsidiary pushed back on the unit's bid to revive its trade libel claim over a scientific article she wrote linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma, arguing it failed to cite any evidence that undermines the court's finding that the article was a nonactionable statement of scientific opinion.
May 28, 2025
The Third Circuit on Wednesday granted a bid by Johnson & Johnson's talc liability unit to stay briefing in its appeal seeking to revive a libel case over a scientific article linking talcum power to mesothelioma.
May 01, 2025
A Johnson & Johnson talc unit has asked a New Jersey federal court to reinstate its libel suit over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma, arguing that newly discovered evidence shows statements in the article are false.
July 01, 2024
A New Jersey federal judge has tossed a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson unit's libel suit over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma, ruling the challenged statements in the article are scientific conclusions protected by the First Amendment.
May 16, 2024
A bankrupt Johnson & Johnson unit's libel claims over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma intrigued a New Jersey federal judge during an oral argument on Thursday, prompting her to muse that the author's consideration of other exposures seemed to bolster the study at issue.
September 11, 2023
A doctor being sued by Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc subsidiary for trade libel over a scientific article she wrote linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma is urging a New Jersey federal judge to throw out the case, saying the courts are not the place to challenge her scientific conclusions.