Johnson & Johnson has moved to revive its lawsuit against a leading plaintiffs expert in dozens of cases tying its baby powder to mesothelioma.
In a Tuesday motion to set aside a judgment dismissing a 2023 lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Pecos River Talc cited a court order last month that Dr. Jacqueline Moline must release the names of the 33 mesothelioma victims in her 2020 published study, called “Mesothelioma Associated with the Use of Cosmetic Talc,” which plaintiffs lawyers have cited in numerous talc trials. The motion insisted the newly uncovered names show Moline falsely stated that the individuals in her report had no exposure to asbestos other than cosmetic talcum powder when, in fact, about half of them were exposed to asbestos by smoking cigarettes or from insulation and piping at their homes, work places and schools.