Johnson & Johnson wins reversal of $72 million verdict

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Johnson & Johnson wins reversal of $72 million verdict over talc cancer risks

They won because of the jurisidiction the case was tried in. Its a class action lawsuit, they advertise it regularly on TV in Florida.

Question for our lawyers: If theres a huge class action lawsuit in lets say Texas do I have to be a part of that lawsuit or can I get an attorney and have a stand alone case.

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday won the reversal of a $72 million verdict in favor of the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer they claimed stemmed from her use of the company’s talc-based products like Johnson’s Baby Powder.

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District said that given a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited where injury lawsuits could be filed, the case over Alabama resident Jacqueline Fox’s death should not have been tried in St. Louis.


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-jo...-idUSKBN1CM2IF

[Kacper]

Generally you can opt out of being part of the class but not always, especially if the lawsuit is seeking something other than just money.