Tag: baby powder

Jury Awards $19 Million in Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuit

Jury Awards $19 Million in Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuit

A jury in California has awarded nearly $19 million to a young man who developed mesothelioma after using Johnson's Baby Powder.

/ July 19, 2023
Talcum Powder Lawsuit

Johnson & Johnson Offers $8.9 Billion Talc Cancer Settlement

Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay an $8.9 billion settlement to thousands of people who claim that talcum powder caused them to develop cancer.

/ April 5, 2023
Woman Awarded $120 Million in Baby Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit

Woman Awarded $120 Million in Baby Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $120 million to a woman from New York who developed mesothelioma after using baby powder.

/ November 23, 2020
Johnson & Johnson Ends Talc Baby Powder Sales in U.S. After 20,000 Cancer Lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson Ends Talc Baby Powder Sales in U.S. After 20,000 Cancer Lawsuits

Facing nearly 20,000 lawsuits from people with cancer, Johnson & Johnson has decided to stop selling talc-based Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada.

/ May 21, 2020
Talcum Powder Lawsuit

Jury Awards $325 Million in Talc-Mesothelioma Lawsuit

A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $325 million to a woman who developed mesothelioma after years of using talcum powder products she says were contaminated with asbestos.

/ June 5, 2019
Baby Powder

$4.7 Billion Awarded in Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuit

A jury in St. Louis ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7 billion to 22 women who claim that baby powder caused their ovarian cancer.

/ July 13, 2018
Judge Upholds $110 Million Baby Powder Cancer Verdict

Judge Upholds $110 Million Baby Powder Cancer Verdict

A judge in Missouri has upheld a $110 million jury verdict in favor of a woman who was diagnosed with cancer after using baby powder, after finding that Johnson & Johnson had a substantial link to Missouri.

/ December 5, 2017

$417 Million Awarded in Baby Powder Cancer Trial

A jury in Los Angeles awarded $417 million to a 63 year-old woman who was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer after using talcum powder in Johnson Baby Powder for around 50 years.

/ August 23, 2017
JNJ Trial Losses of 2016

100,000 Reasons Why Johnson & Johnson Wants to Forget 2016

Johnson & Johnson was hit with 6 out of 7 of the biggest injury verdicts of 2016. The company is accused of putting profits above public safety in 100,000 lawsuits over baby powder, vaginal mesh, hip implants, Risperdal, Xarelto, and...

/ April 3, 2017
Experts Say Talc is Toxic in 1st Trial in California

Study Links Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer

Researchers in New York found a 22% higher risk of ovarian cancer for women who had ever used talcum powder on their genital area.

/ January 31, 2017