Event
Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson
St. Louis jury trial of 22 women with ovarian cancer against J&J and its consumer unit (2018), cut on appeal in 2020.
- Dates
- Jul 2018 – Jun 2021
- Place
- St. Louis
According to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- led to J&J talc bankruptcies
According to LTL Management LLC
- led to J&J talc bankruptcies
Connections 8
involved
- Johnson & Johnson defendant; the jury found it liable on all claims Primary record 1
- Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. defendant; the jury found it liable on all claims Primary record 1
- Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis the trial court Primary record 1
- Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District cut the award on 23 June 2020 and upheld the rest, reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict Primary record 1
- U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear J&J's appeal, 1 June 2021 Primary record 2
led to
- J&J talc bankruptcies According to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Primary record 3
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J&J talc bankruptcies
According to LTL Management LLC
Primary record
3
LTL's expert on J&J's ovarian cancer trial record, as the Third Circuit recounts it; the court adds that before bankruptcy J&J and its unit settled about 6,800 talc claims for just under $1 billion.
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Timeline 1 date
- Jul 2018 – Jun 2021 Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson
Proof 3 sources
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Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson, No. ED107476, opinion of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 23 Jun 2020.
Primary record
Archived copy
The jury awarded each individual Plaintiff $25 million in compensatory damages, totaling $550 million, with judgment entered jointly and severally against Defendants. The jury awarded $4.14 billion in punitive damages, with J&J responsible for $3.15 billion and JJCI responsible for $990 million.
against Defendants in St. Louis City Circuit Court, alleging claims for strict liability, negligence, and other torts.
we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the verdict and disregard all contrary evidence and inferences.
We find there was significant reprehensibility in Defendants’ conduct.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis
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Johnson & Johnson, et al. v. Gail Ingham, et al., No. 20-1223: docket, Supreme Court of the United States, 1 Jun 2021.
Primary record
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito and Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
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In re LTL Management, LLC, Nos. 22-2003 and others, opinion of the Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 30 Jan 2023.
Primary record
Consistent with their fiduciary duties, and likely spurred by the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Ingham, members of J&J’s management explored ways to mitigate Old Consumer’s exposure to talc litigation.
According to LTL’s expert, of 15 completed ovarian cancer trials, only Ingham resulted in a monetary award for the plaintiffs that was not reversed
settling roughly 6,800 talc-related claims for just under $1 billion in total
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