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• J&J to Pay $505M to Talc Suppliers Driven Bankrupt by Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuits

  July 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay two former talc suppliers $505 million to resolve claims that the company's actions, and subsequent talcum powder cancer litigation, drove them into bankruptcy.

• Talc in Johnson’s Baby Powder Determined To Be “Probably Carcinogenic” By World Health Organization

  July 9, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group with the World Health Organization has determined that talc is a probable cancer-causing substance for humans in the latest study to link talcum powder based products to an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

• Judge Rejects Motion To Block Third Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Bankruptcy Filing

  July 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A request by plaintiffs to block a third Johnson & Johnson talcum powder bankruptcy filing was rejected by a federal judge, who said the court cannot interfere since plaintiffs have yet to be actually harmed by the attempt.

• Johnson & Johnson Faces Medical Monitoring Lawsuit Over Future Baby Powder Cancer Risks

  June 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Women who used Johnson's Baby Powder around their genitals for feminine hygiene purposes now live in fear of developing ovarian cancer, according to the class action lawsuit seeking medical monitoring for future diagnoses

• J&J to Pay $700M to Resolve Talcum Powder Investigations By States’ Attorneys General

  June 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Talcum powder settlement will resolve investigations launched by 43 different states, into the illegal marketing of Johnson's Baby Powder and other products contaminated with asbestos. However, the deal still leaves Johnson & Johnson facing more than 60,000 talcum powder lawsuits brought by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and other injuries.

• Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder Lawsuit Ends in $260M Jury Award For Woman’s Mesothelioma Diagnosis

  June 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oregon jury has ruled that Johnson & Johnson should pay a woman $260 million after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma following years of Baby Powder use, which the plaintiff claimed contained asbestos.

• Study Confirms Link Between Ovarian Cancer and Talcum Powder Use Around Genitals

  May 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study provides further evidence linking the use of talcum powder on women's genitals to an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

• Johnson & Johnson Proposes $6.5B Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Settlement Offer in Yet Another Bankruptcy Plan

  May 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has proposed a $6.5 billion talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuit settlement, which would again require the company go through bankruptcy proceedings which have been rejected twice before by the Courts and plaintiffs.

• Lawyers Urge Talcum Powder MDL Judge To Reconsider Decision Requiring Full Refiling of Daubert Challenges

  April 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. District Judge overseeing talcum powder cancer lawsuits has been asked by plaintiffs to reconsider a ruling last month to allow a second set round of hearings to examine the applicability of expert testimony, which they say would further delay the litigation.

• Baby Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit Trial Ends in $45M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

  April 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue have been found liable for the mesothelioma death of a woman who allegedly contracted the ailment due to asbestos exposure from Baby Powder.