On May 21, 2025, the Honorable Joshua Roberts, the judge overseeing mass tort litigation in Philadelphia, designated a new mass tort for Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer litigation against Johnson & Johnson. Richard Golomb, Of Counsel at Anapol Weiss, was appointed sole lead counsel for the Plaintiffs. The Philadelphia Mass Tort Program has been heralded as a national model for how to process complex mass tort cases.
In Philadelphia 's program, mass tort cases are consolidated for discovery, case management and trial. Appointed liaison counsel, authorized to speak on behalf of other counsel with cases in the program, confer regularly to agree upon Case Management Orders and to resolve discovery issues. Depositions of corporate representatives are taken once, and documents and other discovery are also produced one time. Plaintiffs answer Fact Sheets — essentially agreed upon Interrogatories — without objection, and thus provide defendants with their medical histories, medical records and other information. The Philadelphia Mass Tort program has worked efficiently for decades and has now added another mass tort to its roster.
Mr. Golomb is counsel to more than 1600 women who have suffered ovarian cancer as a result of their genital use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder. Anapol’s team of attorneys working on the Talc cases also include Tracy Finken and Kevin Fay. With the recent dismissal of J&J’s third attempt at bankruptcy, plaintiffs’ claims can again move forward in courts around the country, including Philadelphia.
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