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Johnson & Johnson

U.S. health-care company; its consumer business was separated as Kenvue in 2023.

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  • Kenvue 23 Aug 2023 9.5%, as of 23 Aug 2023 Primary record 1

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Timeline 3 dates
  1. 23 Jun 2020 Johnson & Johnson decision overturned by Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
  2. until Aug 2023 Kenvue part of Johnson & Johnson
  3. 23 Aug 2023 Johnson & Johnson owns a stake in Kenvue
Proof 13 sources
  1. Johnson & Johnson Announces Final Results of Exchange Offer and Finalizes Separation of Kenvue Inc., Johnson & Johnson, 23 Aug 2023. Primary record
    Following completion of the exchange offer, Johnson & Johnson retains approximately 9.5% of the outstanding shares of Kenvue common stock.
  2. The facts on talcum powder safety (factsabouttalc.com), Johnson & Johnson. Self-published
    The weight of the science does not support any claim that our talc products cause cancer.
    Consumer brands including Tylenol, Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages and Johnson’s Baby are owned by Kenvue Inc., which has been an independent publicly traded company since August 2023.
  3. 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 judgment against J&J is reversed in part as to all seventeen Non-Resident Plaintiffs for lack of personal jurisdiction.
    We further enter judgment for $900 million in punitive damages against JJCI and $715,909,091 in punitive damages against J&J.
    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.
    J&J is JJCI’s parent company.
    Defendants are both incorporated and headquartered in New Jersey.
  4. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific NEUTROGENA and AVEENO Aerosol Sunscreen Products Due to the Presence of Benzene (company announcement posted by FDA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 14 Jul 2021. Primary record
    Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (JJCI) is voluntarily recalling all lots of five NEUTROGENA® and AVEENO® aerosol sunscreen product lines to the consumer level.
  5. Johnson & Johnson responds to recent news coverage on talc, Johnson & Johnson, 14 Dec 2018. Primary record
    J&J’s baby powder is safe and does not cause cancer.
  6. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. to Voluntarily Recall a Single Lot of Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States (company announcement posted by FDA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Primary record
    in response to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) test indicating the presence of sub-trace levels of chrysotile asbestos contamination (no greater than 0.00002%) in samples from a single bottle purchased from an online retailer.
  7. J&J pulls $7B commitment as court swats final talc settlement plan, BioSpace, 2 Apr 2025. Scholarship & press
    The pharma will not appeal the decision and will instead “return to the tort system to litigate and defeat these meritless talc claims.”
    In a statement following the dismissal, J&J insisted that its settlement plan was “supported by the overwhelming majority of the claimants.”
    According to its press statement on Tuesday, J&J has already settled 95% of the suits related to mesothelioma linked to talc and closed all State consumer protection claims.
    J&J and its subsidiary, Red River Talc, had proposed a $9 billion bankruptcy package to settle cancer claims linked to its talc product.
  8. Johnson & Johnson Announces $5.5 Billion Settlement of Talc Lawsuits (Reuters, via Insurance Journal), Reuters, via Insurance Journal, 28 Jul 2026. Scholarship & press
    The deal must be accepted by 95% of the ovarian cancer claimants in state or federal court before it becomes final.
    J&J’s vice president of litigation, Erik Haas, said the claims were “meritless” and that the company was willing to settle in order to get closure.
  9. Plaintiffs Reach Uncapped Global Settlement With J&J, Company to Pay Minimum of $5.8 Billion to Resolve Talc Litigation, Seeger Weiss LLP (plaintiffs' negotiation counsel). Self-published
    it has reached a historic uncapped global settlement with J&J, Company to pay a minimum $5.8 billion settlement to resolve all current and pending talcum powder claims in MDL No. 2738 and related state court proceedings.
  10. In re LTL Management, LLC, opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Nos. 22-2003 and others, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 30 Jan 2023. Primary record
    alleging Johnson’s Baby Powder has caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.
    But more followed into the tens of thousands.
    J&J’s stated goal was to isolate the talc liabilities in a new subsidiary
    LTL Management LLC (“LTL”), holding principally Old Consumer’s liabilities relating to talc litigation and a funding support agreement from LTL’s corporate parents
  11. Johnson & Johnson Announces a Proposed Resolution of Ovarian Talc Litigation, Johnson & Johnson, 27 Jul 2026. Primary record
    has reached an agreement for a comprehensive resolution of the remaining talc litigation with the plaintiff firms leading the federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and related state court proceedings
    Calls for per claim payments, with a $5.5 billion commitment by the Company and the first payment of no more than $3 billion to be made in 2027 and no additional payments due before 2028.
  12. Johnson & Johnson to Return to Tort System to Defeat Meritless Talc Claims, Johnson & Johnson, 31 Mar 2025. Primary record
    Company has prevailed in 16 of 17 ovarian cases tried in the last 11 years
    Today, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the request by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the “Company”) subsidiary Red River Talc LLC (“Red River”) to confirm its proposed prepackaged bankruptcy plan
  13. 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
    J&J’s stated goal was to isolate the talc liabilities in a new subsidiary so that entity could file for Chapter 11 without subjecting Old Consumer’s entire operating enterprise to bankruptcy proceedings.
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