https://www.law.com/2024/05/31/talc-plaintiffs-move-to-quash-subpoenas-as-jj-defends-attorneys-conduct/
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On Thursday, Beasley Allen and the plaintiffs’ steering committee in the talc multidistrict litigation filed motions to quash subpoenas sought by Johnson & Johnson in the talc litigation.
May 31, 2024 at 05:30 PM
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What You Need to Know
- On Friday, Johnson & Johnson, in a letter, insisted that outside counsel Jim Murdica, of Barnes & Thornburg, acted ethically after receiving a Beasley Allen client’s email.
- J&J has a pending disqualification motion against Beasley Allen and, this month, moved to subpoena the firm for records about its relationships with litigation funders.
- Beasley Allen is an outspoken critic of J&J’s latest $6.48 billion bankruptcy plan to resolve thousands of talcum powder lawsuits,
The fight between Johnson & Johnson and plaintiffs firm Beasley Allen escalated this week with accusations of “ethical lapses” and a “revenge campaign.”
Montgomery, Alabama-based Beasley Allen is fending off allegations of impeding J&J’s latest $6.48 billion bankruptcy plan to resolve thousands of talcum powder lawsuits by insisting to others in the plaintiffs bar that the settlement values fall far below what their clients could get in court.
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