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Sep 5 2023

Chicago Jury Awards $40 Million in Mesothelioma Case Against John Crane, Inc.

San Pedro, CA. The Worthington & Caron Law Firm is pleased to report that on August 30, 2023, a Cook County, Illinois jury returned a $40.75 million verdict in favor of our clients, the family of Bruce Torgerson, deceased, against John Crane, ...

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Aug 14 2023

Judge Rejects J&J's Bankruptcy Proposal a Second Time

For the second time this year, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court struck down Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) attempt to seek bankruptcy protection of its subsidiary, LTL Management. We previously reported J&J’s loss in the 3 rd Circuit Court ...

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Aug 10 2023

Asbestos Plaintiffs Brace for Their Day in Court Against J&J

Juliet Gray is just one of the nearly 40,000 talc plaintiffs waiting for their day in court against pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson (J&J). J&J has been in the midst of contesting recent rejections of their controversial bankruptcy ...

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May 15 2023

CNN Investigates Johnson & Johnson's Legal Battles

CNN recently took a critical investigative look at Johnson & Johnson—their iconic brand and products, and their never-ending legal woes stemming from their asbestos contaminated talcum powder. The hour-long episode delves into the ...

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Mar 24 2023

J&J Will Appeal Texas Two-Step Strategy to Supreme Court

In the ongoing legal battle involving Johnson & Johnson’s use of the much-criticized Texas Two-Step, J&J now plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. We previously reported J&J’s loss in the 3 rd Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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Mar 13 2023

Senator Durbin Applauds Recent Appellate Court Ruling for J&J

Following-up on his remarks from last year, in which he condemned Johnson & Johnson’s “cynical” and controversial bankruptcy plan, Senator Dick Durbin once again criticized Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to escape ...

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Feb 10 2023

Texas Two-Step allows Georgia-Pacific to pay out Billions to Koch Industries

In 2017 industrial giant Georgia Pacific was the first company to create a subsidiary unit to offload its asbestos litigation liability which then declared bankruptcy. The tactic is now referred to as the Texas Two-Step and is being used by more and ...

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Feb 3 2023

Appeals Court Rejects J&J's Controversial Bankruptcy Plan

In a win for mesothelioma plaintiffs, a three-judge panel in the Federal Appeals Court/Third Circuit court of Philadelphia has unanimously ruled that Johnson & Johnson cannot use bankruptcy to sidestep more than 40,000 talcum-powder lawsuits. A ...

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Jan 13 2023

Novel Combination of Immunotherapy Drug and Radiation Therapy Shown to be Safe

A Phase 1 safety study of single-agent immunotherapy drug, Avelumab, combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) was well-tolerated by mesothelioma patients with no severe side effects. The study was led by researchers from Memorial ...

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Dec 2 2022

Asbestos Contaminated Potting Soil

Experienced gardeners and green thumb amateurs alike have all encountered potting soil mixes. What they may not realize is that one of the top three ingredients in potting soil, vermiculite, not only takes a carbon-intensive toll on the environment ...

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Nov 3 2022

Disclosure of the Hazardous Use of Asbestos at Chemical Plant May Pave Way for a Complete Ban

ProPublica has released a must-read investigative report on the remaining hold-out in the total ban of asbestos in America, the chlor-alkali industry. Specifically, two chemical companies, OxyChem and Olin Corp., whose insistence upon using ...

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Oct 20 2022

PMC Presents: Diamonds are Forever Casino Evening

Join us to support the Pacific Mesothelioma Center and enjoy a luxurious evening at the historic Taglyan Complex with games, dinner and drinks, entertainment, and a live and silent auction with magnificent prizes. In addition to raising greater ...

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Oct 6 2022

Worthington & Caron is Top-Fundraiser at PMC's 11th Annual Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma!

Hikers gathered on a beautiful, clear Sunday last month to commemorate the Pacific Mesothelioma Center’s 11th Annual Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma. In-person participants were greeted by ample sunshine and expansive city and mountain views atop ...

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Sep 22 2022

French Health Agency Announces Link between Asbestos Exposure and Laryngeal and Ovarian Cancers

The French National Health Security Agency (ANSES) issued a press release September 19, 2022, announcing a link between asbestos exposure and laryngeal and ovarian cancers. According to ANSES, between 150 to 170 diagnosis of these cancers each year ...

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Sep 15 2022

Study Utilizing 'Drug Factory' Implants Destroy Mesothelioma Tumors in Mice

Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have managed to eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors within days on rodent subjects, laying the groundwork for future human trials. By combining cytokine “drug ...

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Aug 25 2022

Johnson & Johnson Will Stop Selling Talc-Based Baby Powder Worldwide Next Year

Despite previously discontinuing sales of talc-based baby powder in the U.S. and Canada in 2020 after growing public pressure, Johnson & Johnson still managed to eke out an excuse to continue selling tainted baby powder in global markets. Now, ...

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Aug 18 2022

Justice for Asbestos Victims: The Removal Adjustment Act

U.S. Representative Elaine Luria of Virginia has introduced legislation to prohibit state courts from removing cases to the federal court system. Throughout the United States, when asbestos victims seek restitution from the companies that knowingly ...

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Jul 28 2022

Register Now for PMC's 11th Annual 5k Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma and Get Fundraising!

The Pacific Meso Center’s 11th Annual Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma is less than a month away! The walk will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2022. You can either join other walkers at Kenneth Hahn Park in Baldwin Hills (family and animal ...

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Jul 21 2022

FDA Grants Fast Trak Status to Novel Therapy for Patients with Unresectable NF2-Deficient Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Fast Track status to a new therapeutic drug therapy for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in patients with unresectable NF2-deficient tumors. The drug, IK-930, was granted ...

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Jul 14 2022

Revlon Files for Bankruptcy

In June, Revlon Inc., the 90-year-old makeup company filed for bankruptcy protection amid mounting debts. Some of these debts, although not specifically mentioned may be the result of them being named in lawsuits alleging exposure to talc in ...

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Jul 8 2022

EPA Proposes Expanding Asbestos Risk Assessment

This past April, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed banning the use, manufacture and import of the most pervasive type of asbestos, chrysotile. Although advocates continued to demand a complete ban of all forms of asbestos, the EPA’s ...

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Jun 23 2022

Should Workplace Asbestos Exposure be Less Protected than the General Population?

When it comes to asbestos cancer risks, should workers be treated differently than the general population? That is the question posed in a recent blog opinion published by the Environmental Defense Fund. Unfortunately, the EPA ’s recently ...

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Jun 17 2022

Europe's Renovation Wave Poses Risk to Construction Workers

As Europe aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, it is grappling with the risk of exposing construction workers to asbestos. Although admirable, Europe’s goal to renovate 220 million buildings in order to “slash energy emissions, ...

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Jun 10 2022

Carbon Nanotubes Mimic Asbestos Fibers

Nanotechnology has revolutionized multiple industries in its broad application across medical, industrial, consumer and technological sectors. However, certain types of nanotechnology, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have been shown to closely ...

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Jun 9 2022

Galinpepimut-S in the Treatment of Late-Stage Pleural Mesothelioma

SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SELLAS) has announced promising results of a Phase 1 clinical trial of the combination of immunotherapy agents Galinpepimut-S (GPS) and nivolumab for patients with WT1 positive malignant pleural mesothelioma. GPS is an ...

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