November 7, 2016 / by Brett Katsma / Talcum Powder Lawsuits
After only 3 hours of deliberations, a St. Louis jury awarded $70 million in compensation and punitive damages to a California woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder. This is the third straight trial Johnson & Johnson has lost over claims that its talcum powder can cause ovarian cancer. Earlier this year, juries awarded verdicts of $72 million and $55 million against the company in the first two talcum powder claims to go to trial. All three cases contended that J&J knew there was a risk of ovarian cancer linked to its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products yet failed to warn customers of that risk. While the company plans to appeal the recent verdict, plaintiffs’ lawyers are hoping these two outcomes will motivate the company to try and settle the nearly 1,700 outstanding talc cases filed against J&J. The company denied any wrongdoing and stated that it takes questions about the safety of its products very seriously.
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Jury awards $70 million to woman who blamed J&J powder for cancer
November 7, 2016 / by Brett Katsma / Talcum Powder Lawsuits
After only 3 hours of deliberations, a St. Louis jury awarded $70 million in compensation and punitive damages to a California woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder. This is the third straight trial Johnson & Johnson has lost over claims that its talcum powder can cause ovarian cancer. Earlier this year, juries awarded verdicts of $72 million and $55 million against the company in the first two talcum powder claims to go to trial. All three cases contended that J&J knew there was a risk of ovarian cancer linked to its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products yet failed to warn customers of that risk. While the company plans to appeal the recent verdict, plaintiffs’ lawyers are hoping these two outcomes will motivate the company to try and settle the nearly 1,700 outstanding talc cases filed against J&J. The company denied any wrongdoing and stated that it takes questions about the safety of its products very seriously.
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Jury awards $55 million to woman who blamed talc for cancer
May 4, 2016 / by Brett Katsma / Talcum Powder Lawsuits
A St. Louis jury awarded a South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder $55 million in compensation and punitive damages. A little less than two months earlier in the same courthouse, the company lost a $72 million verdict to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer. Both cases contended that J&J knew the risk of ovarian cancer was linked to its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products yet failed to warn customers of that risk. While the company plans to appeal the recent verdict, plaintiffs’ lawyers are hoping these two outcomes will motivate the company to try and settle the nearly 1,000 outstanding talc cases filed against J&J. The company denied any wrongdoing and stated that it takes questions about the safety og its products very seriously.
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J&J’s Baby Powder Problem
April 7, 2016 / by Brett Katsma / Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Bloomberg released an investigatory report regarding the potential link between long term use of talcum powder in the genital area and ovarian cancer in women. J&J has been selling its Baby Powder for over 100 years, yet there had never been a discussion concerning ovarian cancer until a British study done in 1971 found talc particles “deeply embedded” in 10 of 13 ovarian tumors.
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