# Chris Seeger

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-27**: $5.5B Settlement Announced — J&J proposes a global settlement to resolve around 76,000 pending ovarian cancer talc lawsuits, contingent on 95% claimant approval.
- **2023-01**: Bankruptcy Dismissal — Courts dismiss the LTL Management bankruptcy, ruling it was not filed in good faith, sending talc cases back to trial courts.
- **2021-10**: LTL Management Files for Bankruptcy — J&J employs the 'Texas two-step' strategy, shifting talc liabilities to subsidiary LTL Management, which files for Chapter 11.
- **2020**: J&J Stops Talc Baby Powder Sales in the U.S. — Facing mounting lawsuits, J&J discontinues talc-based baby powder in the U.S. and switches to a cornstarch-based product.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### J&J's $5.5B Talc Settlement: A Litigation Endgame with 95% Approval Hurdle
2026-07-28 14:40:10 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

The $5.5B proposal to resolve 76,000 ovarian cancer talc lawsuits represents a strategic retreat for J&J, contingent on 95% claimant approval and following failed bankruptcy attempts.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/jnj-5-5b-talc-settlement-legal-analysis

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