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• Additional Talks To Settle Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuits Set for April 13

  March 20, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Magistrate Judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to negotiate with talcum powder cancer lawsuit plaintiffs in hopes of reaching a settlement agreement that would prevent the need for tens of thousands of trials.

• Ovarian Cancer Talcum Powder Lawsuit Results in $250K Verdict Against J&J

  February 16, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Pennsylvania woman's family was awarded $250,000 in a talcum powder wrongful death lawsuit that alleged she contracted ovarian cancer from decades of Baby Powder use.

• Railroad Worker Lawsuit Claims Occupational Chemical Exposure Caused Stomach Cancer

  February 4, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A longtime railroad worker alleges years of routine exposure to carcinogenic chemicals during railroad work directly contributed to his stomach cancer diagnosis.

• Evidence That Baby Powder Causes Ovarian Cancer Should Be Admissible At Trial: Report

  January 22, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Special Masters report concludes that expert witnesses presented by plaintiffs in talcum powder cancer lawsuits are using sound science that can be presented to juries.

• Trial Underway for Another Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuit in California

  January 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder cancer lawsuit trial is underway in California state court involving a man who says its use led to his mesothelioma and metastatic liver cancer diagnoses.

• $1.5B Talcum Powder Verdict Returned by Baltimore Jury, In Latest Blow to J&J

  December 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Baltimore jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.5 billion to a woman who says she developed mesothelioma after using the company's talcum powder products.

• J&J Hit With Another $65M Verdict in Lawsuit Over Baby Powder Cancer Risks

  December 22, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $65.5 million to a woman who developed mesothelioma after years of exposure to Baby Powder that she says contained asbestos.

• $40M Verdict Returned in Talcum Powder Lawsuit Brought by Two Women With Ovarian Cancer

  December 15, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A California jury has awarded two women $40 million after they developed ovarian cancer following decades of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder product use.

• FDA Backs Off Required Talc Testing for Asbestos Contamination

  December 1, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has withdrawn a proposed Biden-era rule that would have required all cosmetic talc products to be tested for asbestos contamination.

• Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Over J&J Talcum Powder Asbestos Risks Goes Before California Jury

  November 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The first of three California state court talcum powder lawsuits began last week in Los Angeles, involving two women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.