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By BY STEPHANIE FORSHEE | August 28, 2017
Brandy Treadway has officially stepped in as J.C. Penney's general counsel, the company confirmed.
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By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | August 28, 2017
Daniel McKinnon, the company's senior counsel for IP and global brand protection, has an answer.
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By Amanda Bronstad | August 24, 2017
A talcum powder trial in Los Angeles ended with a bang on Monday--–a $417 million bang, to be exact. But jurors almost didn't hear the case at all.
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By Sue Reisinger | August 24, 2017
Michael Ullmann, general counsel of Johnson & Johnson will have a lot to think about in the aftermath of the massive verdict.
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By Amanda Bronstad | August 23, 2017
Three companies hit with a $1.15 billion lead paint judgment in California are hoping on Thursday to reverse a judge's finding that they created a public nuisance by promoting for decades a product that they knew was toxic.
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By Amanda Bronstad | August 21, 2017
California jurors who awarded $417 million on Monday in a talcum powder trial might have been influenced by three new pieces of evidence, including an emailed photo that arrived just as the trial started, according to plaintiffs' attorneys in the case.
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By Celia Ampel | August 21, 2017
The winning plaintiffs attorneys included a contestant on the most recent season of "The Bachelorette."
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By Amanda Bronstad | August 18, 2017
In lobbying and litigation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Johnson & Johnson often draw from the same playbook. One major connection is John Beisner, head of mass torts at Skadden Arps.
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By Jennifer Surane | August 17, 2017
Companies behind the most popular U.S. credit cards said they are severing ties with extremist organizations that incite violence after they came under pressure to stop providing ways for white supremacists groups to raise funds.
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By Amanda Bronstad | August 16, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reduced the fees in a 2015 settlement from $4.8 million to $2.7 million. The suit alleged that front-loading washing machines made by Whirlpool Corp. and sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 2004 to 2006 had a defect in their central control units and grew mold inside them. Sears estimated that the settlement, which resolved just the claims over the control units in Kenmore and Whirlpool brands, was worth about $900,000. The Seventh Circuit found a federal magistrate judge's reasoning "questionable" when she boosted the award 1.75 times what lawyers charged for their work.
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