EWJ Legal Attorneys Successfully Fight Back Against Johnson & Johnson’s Efforts to Keep our Client’s Talc Case Out of Philadelphia Court

Last week, U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania agreed with arguments made by our Nancy Winkler and Todd Schoenhaus and rejected Johnson & Johnson’s attempts to move our client’s Talc-related lawsuit to a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.

With Judge Kearney’s ruling, our client’s case will head back to state court in Philadelphia. This means that the case will almost certainly be the first talc-related case to be tried before a Philadelphia jury.

In the lawsuit, our client Ellen Kleiner alleges that her ovarian cancer was caused by the talc in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder.

Nancy told The Legal Intelligencer that she hopes that “other judges in the Eastern District and across the country follow Judge Kearney and numerous other judges who have remanded cases, and remand the cases of these brave women to state court so their cases can be tried without delay.”

You can read more about the firm’s successful efforts.

If you or someone you know has developed ovarian cancer as a result of using talc powder, please visit this site.

Shareholder concentrating on catastrophic injury litigation at Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, Nancy J. Winkler is an aggressive and tenacious advocate securing landmark victories, including multiple seven- and eight-figure awards, in auto defects, product liability, trucking & vehicle crashes, construction accidents and sex abuse cases. With approximately = Ms. Winkler is a seasoned litigator representing individuals and their families in some of the most serious and complex legal matters. At the heart of her career is a personal dedication to protecting the rights of innocent victims and obtaining justice for them. Ms. Winkler is a well-respected member of the legal community and a past president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and continues to serve on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

Awards and Accolades: Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, named Best Lawyer in Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation by Best Lawyers in America, Women in Law in Best Lawyers Business Edition for Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation in Philadelphia, National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 50 Women Lawyer by Super Lawyers

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Honors Program, and magna cum laude in English and Economics; Juris Doctor at Temple University School of Law, with an Award for Excellence in Civil Trial Advocacy

Professional Memberships: Past President for the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, former Co-Chair for the Medical-Legal Committee for the Philadelphia Bar Association, member of the Philadelphia Bas Association