Jim Heller, chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Products Liability Practice Group, discusses the third settlement in Philadelphia’s Risperdal mass tort, Walker v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, which was settled for a confidential amount the day opening arguments were scheduled, and the possibility of this leading to a global resolution to the litigation. Jim said Supervising Judge Arnold New's order barring punitive damages in the cases, in accordance with New Jersey law, stands as a roadblock to a global settlement. Johnson & Johnson, Janssen's parent company, is a New Jersey entity.

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