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Thornton Law Firm Client Wins Major Mesothelioma Verdict

by Patricia M. Flannery | Jul 30, 2025 | Mesothelioma

BOSTON, July 29, 2025 – A Suffolk County jury has awarded $42.6 million to Paul and Kathryn Lovell, finding that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder caused Paul’s mesothelioma. The two-week trial held in Suffolk Superior Court revealed decades of corporate...

Asbestos Found in 15% of Talc Cosmetics Tested

by Leah McMorris | Dec 10, 2020 | Asbestos, Talc

Cosmetic Talc Products Analyzed for Asbestos A study published last month found cancer-causing asbestos in 1 of 7 talc-based cosmetics. The study, commissioned by the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy non-profit, found asbestos in 3 of the 21 cosmetic talc...

$2.12 Billion Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Upheld

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | Nov 11, 2020 | Drugs and Medical Devices

UPDATE: in June of 2021, the United States Supreme Court rejected the appeal by Johnson & Johnson of this verdict. The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected Johnson and Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion verdict entered against them in favor of 22 women alleging...

$37M Verdict in NJ Talc Mesothelioma Trial

by Leah McMorris | Sep 13, 2019 | Baby powder, J&J, Johnson & Johnson, Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma and Asbestos, Talc, Talcum Powder

A Middlesex County New Jersey jury awarded four sets of plaintiffs $37 million dollars against Johnson & Johnson for mesothelioma caused by talc baby powder. The consolidated trial lasted almost three months, and at the end, the judge struck the Johnson...

Claire’s Recalls Makeup Containing Asbestos

by Leah McMorris | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized

By Leah McMorris, Esq. Published on June 26, 2019 This month the mall retailer Claire’s was forced to voluntarily recall a makeup kit marketed to pre-teens and teenagers after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tests showed the presence of asbestos. The product,...