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October 25, 2019

Walmart, Cvs, Rite Aid Pull J&J Baby Powder From Shelves After FDA Finds Sub-trace Levels of Asbestos

Walmart, CVS Health and Rite Aid are pulling all containers of Johnson & Johnson‘s 22-ounce baby powder after the FDA found sub-trace amounts of asbestos, the companies ...

October 18, 2019

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. to Voluntarily Recall A Single Lot of Johnson’s Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson announced today that it is recalling a lot of talcum powder which tested positive for asbestos, a known carcinogen. This admission comes just months ...

October 15, 2019

Toxic Beauty

1982, world-renowned epidemiologist, Dr. Daniel Cramer, linked Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder to ovarian cancer. Since the 1960’s, J&J allegedly knew the risks and ...

September 10, 2019

FDA Advises Consumers to Stop Using Certain Cosmetic Products

On September 6, 2019 Beauty Plus Global voluntarily recalled four cosmetic products that tested positive for asbestos during FDA’s ongoing testing of cosmetics for asbestos. ...

October 9, 2017

Jury Orders Abbvie Inc. to Pay $140M for Failing to Properly Test Drug

Last night marks another great victory in the fight for justice. This verdict is an attestation to all of those who work to make products safer and hold companies accountable. ...

June 28, 2017

Seller Financed Home Ownership: A Dream or Nightmare

The media reports, after an investigation revealed some homes offered on a rent-to-own basis had lead paint, and serious safety problems, Fannie Mae ceased all sales of real ...

December 15, 2016

DOJ Announces over $4.7 Billion Recovered from FCA Cases in 2016

The United States Department of Justice released its recovery figures from False Claims Act cases on Wednesday for the 2016 fiscal year. Not surprisingly, that number reaches ...

November 2, 2016

Nursing Home Facility Agrees to Largest False Claims Act Settlement

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that Life Care Centers of America, a nursing home chain, has agreed to pay $145 million to settle allegations ...

April 20, 2016

Noah’s Law

For the past decade, there has been a growing movement to increase the penalties for individuals convicted of drinking and driving in Maryland. In December of 2015, this ...

April 7, 2016

Massey CEO Sentenced to One Year in Prison over 2010 Mine Explosion

Former CEO of Massey Energy Company Don Blankenship was sentenced on April 6, 2016 to serve one year in prison and to pay a fine of $250,000 for conspiring to violate federal ...