A St. Louis jury has awarded a Virginia woman a record-setting $110.5 million in the latest lawsuit alleging that using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused cancer. The jury ruling Thursday night for 62-year-old …
A Chicago woman is suing Walgreens and Johnson & Johnson, alleging her prolonged use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc products caused ovarian cancer. Andrea Harris’ lawsuit is the latest among more than 1,000 talcum powder-related suits to hit J&J, based in New Brunswick, N.J., according to Bloomberg. Some are notable because of their large payouts: In October, a St. Louis jury awarded more than $70 …
One of the most recent talcum powder lawsuits is alleging that prolonged use of talc and talc-based products poses an increased risk of ovarian cancer. The plaintiff in this case lost his wife last year after she lost her battle with ovarian cancer. He claims that her diagnosis, and ultimate demise, was caused by her lifetime use of talcum powder for feminine hygiene purposes, since the company …
An uptick in the filing of class-action lawsuits stemming from a study linking talc to ovarian cancer can be largely traced to advertisements aired by personal injury attorneys in the wake of a recent verdict, according to Julie Griffiths of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA). Johnson & Johnson was recently hit with a $72 million verdict in a case filed by the family …