Johnson & Johnson
J&J to buy Halda Therapeutics in US$3.05 billion cash deal
[NEW YORK] Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy the cancer treatment biotech Halda Therapeutics for US$3.05 billion cash, part of a strategy to cope with eroding sales for its major psoriasis drug.
J&J faces first UK lawsuits alleging its baby powder caused cancer
[LONDON] Johnson & Johnson is facing the first lawsuits in Britain over allegations that its talc products cause cancer, as it fights tens of thousands of similar claims in the United States.
Johnson & Johnson to invest US$2 billion to boost US manufacturing as drug tariffs loom
[NEW YORK] Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on Thursday (Aug 21) it would invest US$2 billion in North Carolina as it aims to expand its US manufacturing presence amid looming drug import duties proposed ...
US judge rejects J&J’s US$10 billion baby powder settlement
[NEW YORK] A US bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s US$10 billion proposal to end lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, marking the t...
Johnson & Johnson is in talks to buy US$10 billion biotech Intra-Cellular
JOHNSON & Johnson (J&J) is in talks to acquire Intra-Cellular Therapies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for central nervous system disorders, sources familiar with the matter said.
J&J talc bankruptcy stays in Texas despite ‘forum-shopping’ opposition
A JOHNSON & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary can pursue its third attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products caused cancer in a federal bankruptcy court in Texas, a judge rule...
Johnson & Johnson adds US$1.1 billion to proposed talc settlement
JOHNSON & Johnson plans to pay an additional US$1.1 billion to resolve tens of thousands of legal actions alleging its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer, two people familiar with the m...
J&J gets plaintiff backing for US$6.5 billion baby powder accord
JOHNSON & Johnson (J&J) has cleared a key hurdle for advancing a US$6.5 billion plan to resolve thousands of lawsuits by people who say its baby powder gave them cancer, according to sources familiar ...
Johnson & Johnson reaches US$700 million talc case settlement
US PHARMACEUTICAL and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay US$700 million to settle allegations it misled customers about the safety of its talcum-based powder products, New York’s atto...