Talcum Powder

The recent string of verdicts against Johnson & Johnson in ongoing talcum powder litigation has raised awareness of the potential dangers of talc and its links to ovarian cancer. Plaintiffs allege that daily use of the company's Baby Powder and Shower to Shower caused them to develop the illness,...

Amid the ongoing controversy over whether the talc in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder actually causes ovarian cancer, a potentially damning piece of evidence has surfaced during discovery in a recently-filed lawsuit that will soon be going to trial.For decades, the New Jersey-based healthcare products company has claimed...

To date, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been on the losing end of three court cases in 2016 in which plaintiffs alleged that their long-term use of talc-based Baby Powder was the cause of their ovarian cancer. A fourth case, decided in favor of a plaintiff's family earlier...

Last week, a jury in a St. Louis, Missouri court found in favor of defendants Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc in the most recent trial involving talcum powder and ovarian cancer. This was the fourth such trial in which plaintiffs alleged that their illnesses were caused by long-term...

New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, once touted as the “Most Trusted Brand in America,” had a bad year in 2016. Among its other legal problems, it has been ordered to pay a total of $197 million in judgments to plaintiffs in three different talcum powder trials.As...

In the premiere episode of America's Lawyer, Mike Papantonio brings to light the disastrous effects of Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder, and how the company tried to cover up its dangers. Joining Papantonio to discuss this is attorney Kim Adams.Talcum powder, a seemingly innocuous, everyday household product for well...

At the end of October, a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, awarded $67.5 million to a plaintiff who stated her ovarian cancer was the result of using Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder – a product containing talc. This is the third loss in a row for the pharmaceutical and...

This past week, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) lost the third trial involving its talcum powder product. A jury in St. Louis ordered the company to pay out $65 million in punitive damages to a California woman who has been diagnosed with Stage Four ovarian cancer, caused by...

So far in ongoing talcum powder litigation, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has lost two cases – but has prevailed in two more. The latter two are troubling for plaintiffs, as they may help J&J in cases going forward. Earlier this year, J&J was ordered to pay $10 million in...

Since the first talcum powder lawsuit was filed against Johnson & Johnson by a South Dakota woman in 2009, the number of legal actions against the New Jersey-based heath care products manufacturer has grown to over 1200. So far, Johnson & Johnson – once the “most trusted brand in...