Colgate-Palmolive has agreed to settle a lawsuit linking the company’s talcum powder products to an increased risk of mesothelioma cancer. The lawsuit, filed by a man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after using baby powder products sold by Colgate-Palmolive, alleged that Cashmere Bouquet, Mennen Baby Powder, and other talc products sold by the company were…
Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a massive $4.69 billion verdict in a lawsuit filed over allegations that its talcum powder products cause ovarian cancer. The lawsuits – filed on behalf of 22 women who were diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using baby powder products sold by Johnson & Johnson – alleged that asbestos…
A New Jersey judge has upheld a $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America over allegations that talcum-based baby powder produced by these companies are contaminated with asbestos. In April, J&J and Imerys were ordered to pay $37 million in compensatory damages plus $80 million in punitive damages to a man…
A jury in California has awarded $4 million in punitive damages to a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer caused by exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products. The verdict was the second legal defeat for Johnson & Johnson in lawsuits filed over the link between asbestos in its talc brands…
A New Jersey man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer and his wife have been awarded $37 million in damage in their lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc. The lawsuit alleged that Stephen Lanzo was diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos in talcum powder products that were mined by…
A lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson alleges that the company knew its talcum powder products contained asbestos in the 1970s. The company is already facing thousands of lawsuits filed by consumers who allege that Johnson’s Baby Powder and other talc products sold by Johnson & Johnson increase the risk of developing cancer.
Johnson & Johnson concealed information about the increased cancer risk associated with talcum powder products in order to protect its corporate image, a lawsuit filed against the company in California alleges. The lawsuits – filed by a woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using the company’s talc products – is the first lawsuit…
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $110 million in damages to a Missouri woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using the company’s talcum powder products. The verdict is the fourth multimillion dollar legal defeat for Johnson & Johnson and the largest damages award in the thousands of talcum powder claims facing…
A new study finds that women who use talcum baby powder products for feminine hygiene face an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. The study – conducted by researchers at the Tisch Cancer Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York – was published this month in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention.
Johnson & Johnson and a talc supplier have been ordered to pay more than $70 million to a California woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after years of using the company’s talcum baby powder products. The verdict is the third consecutive trial defeat for Johnson & Johnson in the litigation over its talcum powder…
Several new lawsuits were filed against Johnson & Johnson over the last few weeks by women who were diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using the company’s talcum baby powder products. Johnson & Johnson is currently facing about 3,000 talcum powder lawsuits filed by women with ovarian cancer or uterine cancer.
Two talcum powder lawsuits were filed recently in Georgia and Alabama by women who allege that they were diagnosed with ovarian cancer as a result their use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc products for feminine hygiene. The two lawsuits are the latest in hundreds of claims filed against Johnson & Johnson by women who were…