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Johnson & Johnson announced today it was discontinuing sales of its talc-based baby powder products in the United States and Canada amid a firestorm of lawsuits claiming its signature product contains asbestos. The announcement comes just weeks after US District Judge Freda Wolfson ruled to allow testimony from plaintiffs’ experts in the New Jersey-based Multidistrict Litigation. Thousands of claimants…

On May 8, 2020, Judge Robin L. Rosenberg of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida appointed Goldenberg Lauricella Partner Marlene Goldenberg to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee as part of the leadership structure for the Zantac Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). Marlene is currently serving on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Valsartan, Losartan, and Irbesartan MDL in the…

On February 13, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested a recall of the prescription weight loss medications Belviq (lorcaserin) and Belviq XR after a study associated long term use with certain cancers. Belviq’s manufacturer, the Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai Inc., voluntarily recalled the drug in response to the FDA’s recommendation. What Is Belviq? Belviq was…

On May 6, 2019, New Jersey Federal District Court Judge Robert B. Kugler appointed Goldenberg Lauricella Partner Marlene Goldenberg to the Executive Committee as part of the leadership structure for the Valsartan Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). Marlene has previously served as the head of the discovery committee for the Abilify MDL in the Northern District of Florida…

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that there was asbestos in its talcum powder, according to a Reuters investigation released on December 14. This explosive development could dramatically impact the outcome for thousands of people who have filed lawsuits against J&J claiming that their mesothelioma or ovarian cancer was caused by J&J’s talcum powder. The…

What I Do for My Clients Every day, I get to represent individuals and families all over the country who have been injured due to the failures of companies who put profits over people.  I have the privilege to meet those people, speak with them, hear their stories, and fight on their behalf.  That…