“The New Jersey-based drugmaker has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade and said the settlement will be applied only if 95 per cent of the remaining 76,000 claimants agree to it.”
“As part of the settlement announced by the company this week, Johnson & Johnson will pay $3 billion next year, with subsequent payments not due until 2028.”
“Johnson & Johnson said that it previously settled about 95 per cent of lawsuits for mesothelioma, a cancer in the tissue surrounding organs such as the lungs and heart, all state consumer protection …”
