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Johnson & Johnson’s Cover Up on Talc and Asbestos Revealed

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on December 18, 2018

HOUSTON – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is once again in the spotlight after a prestigious national news agency uncovered how company executives failed to warn consumers about the safety of its products, citing internal company documents from as far back as 1971. The article entitled “Johnson & Johnson…

Attorney Spotlight – Maura Kolb

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on November 30, 2018

Each month, we like to feature one of our attorneys to help you get to know our team better. We sat down with the Manager of the Asbestos Resolution Team, Maura Kolb, to talk about her background in the legal field and what she is currently working on. What…

Attorney Spotlight – Michelle Carreras

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on October 17, 2018

Each month, we like to feature one of our attorneys to help you get to know our team better. We sat down with Michelle Carreras to talk about her background in the legal field and what she is currently working on. What led you to a legal career? When…

Mark Lanier Named among Nation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers by Benchmark Litigation

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on October 16, 2018

HOUSTON – Lanier Law Firm founder Mark Lanier has earned recognition for the third consecutive year as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the Benchmark Litigation guide to the nation’s finest litigators. Mr. Lanier was selected for his general commercial litigation practice as well as his success…

J&J Can’t Escape Calif. Talc Warning Label Suit

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on October 1, 2018

Law360 — A California federal judge has rebuffed Johnson & Johnson’s bid to dismiss a suit alleging it violates state warning label and false advertising laws by selling asbestos-contaminated talcum powder products, writing the consumer products giant was “simply demanding more” detail than is necessary in a complaint. In a…

Media Outlets Take Note of The Lanier Law Firm’s 4.69B Verdict

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on July 19, 2018

What’s Being Said About Our Recent Verdict: “The money really isn’t the important part. It’s for women to learn about what’s in Talc and get it [removed from products]. And that maybe one or more will never have to go through this, or you won’t have to put it…