{"meta":{"dataset":"mdl","title":"Mass-tort docket tracker, federal MDL pending actions by month since 2019","version":"1.1.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23720737","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23720737","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23720736","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Mass-tort docket tracker, federal MDL pending actions by month since 2019, version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23720737, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Mass-tort docket tracker, federal MDL pending actions by month since 2019 (Version 1.1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23720737","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts from the court's published statistics, kept for marketing planning. Counts change monthly; check the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's current report.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/mdl/mdls/MDL-2738.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/mass-tort-mdl-tracker/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"MDL-2738","records":[{"id":"mdl-2738","dataset":"mdl","jurisdiction":"US","mdl":"MDL-2738","status":"P","text":"On 2026-10-01, the court's report listed 69,340 actions pending in MDL-2738, IN RE: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation.","value":69340,"unit":"pending actions","effectiveFrom":"2026-10-01","effectiveTo":null,"sources":[{"label":"JPML, Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending, 2026-10-01","url":"https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/sites/jpml/files/Pending_MDL_Dockets_By_Actions_Pending-October-1-2026.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-25","quote":"MDL -2738 IN RE: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation 69,340 72,024"}],"lastChecked":"2026-10-25","note":"Counts only. Pending actions are federal court actions still open in the MDL, not people. ","mdlNumber":"2738","title":"IN RE: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation","district":"NJ","totalActions":72024,"change365d":2136,"compareDate365d":"2025-10-01","history":[["2019-02-15",10952],["2019-03-15",11429],["2019-04-15",11722],["2019-05-15",12108],["2019-07-16",12641],["2019-08-15",12974],["2019-09-16",13421],["2020-02-14",15616],["2020-03-16",16116],["2020-05-15",17058],["2020-06-15",17609],["2020-07-16",18283],["2020-08-17",19109],["2020-09-15",20449],["2020-10-15",21432],["2020-11-16",22385],["2020-12-15",24442],["2021-01-19",26235],["2021-02-17",27168],["2021-03-15",28427],["2021-04-15",31646],["2021-05-17",33542],["2021-06-15",34090],["2021-07-15",34362],["2021-08-13",34866],["2021-09-15",35779],["2021-10-15",36502],["2021-11-15",37153],["2021-12-15",37447],["2022-01-19",37451],["2022-02-15",37453],["2022-03-16",37509],["2022-04-15",37512],["2022-05-16",37513],["2022-06-15",37514],["2022-07-15",37514],["2022-08-15",37515],["2023-02-16",37522],["2023-03-16",37522],["2023-04-17",37523],["2023-05-15",37543],["2023-06-15",37542],["2023-07-17",37543],["2023-08-15",37770],["2023-09-15",47346],["2023-10-16",52995],["2023-11-16",53311],["2023-12-15",53729],["2024-01-02",53733],["2024-02-01",53767],["2024-03-01",53796],["2024-04-01",53939],["2024-05-01",53950],["2024-06-03",57365],["2024-07-01",57624],["2024-08-01",57782],["2024-09-03",57937],["2024-10-01",58052],["2024-11-01",58198],["2024-12-02",58201],["2025-01-02",58205],["2025-02-03",58206],["2025-03-03",58206],["2025-04-01",58208],["2025-05-01",58643],["2025-06-02",59571],["2025-07-01",63693],["2025-08-01",66509],["2025-09-02",66910],["2025-10-01",67204],["2025-11-03",67229],["2025-12-02",67670],["2026-01-05",67580],["2026-02-02",67622],["2026-03-02",67115],["2026-04-01",67376],["2026-05-01",67623],["2026-06-01",68029],["2026-07-01",68435],["2026-08-03",68914],["2026-09-01",69250],["2026-10-01",69340]],"docketType":"Products Liability","dateClosed":null,"peakPending":69340,"confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"one primary source, no second check"}]}