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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.

• J&J Fighting Imerys Talc Effort To Make It Pay For Talcum Powder Cancer Liability

  September 23, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson wants a bankruptcy court to dismiss claims by Imerys Talc, a former talc supplier, which claims the Baby Powder manufacturer should pay its legal liability costs from talcum powder ovarian cancer and asbestos lawsuits.

• After Being Driven Into Bankruptcy By Talcum Powder Lawsuits, Imerys Talc America Sold To Canadian Company

  November 19, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Imerys Talc America has been sold to a Canadian company after being driven into bankruptcy by the weight of talcum powder cancer litigation.

• Talc Settlement Reached to Resolve Cancer Claims Brought Against J&J Baby Powder Supplier

  May 18, 2020

  Austin Kirk

  Imerys Talc will auction off several of its subsidiaries to pay for a settlement agreement resolving its role in thousands of talcum powder cancer lawsuits.

• Imerys Talc Cancer Lawsuits Drive J&J Baby Powder Supplier Into Bankruptcy

  February 14, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Imerys Talc America, which has supplied raw talc to Johnson & Johnson and other companies, has filed for bankruptcy under the threat of thousands of talcum powder cancer lawsuits.

• Talcum Powder Dusting Resulted in Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis, Lawsuit Alleges

  February 8, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new talcum powder lawsuit claims women worldwide were led to believe using talcum powder on their perineum was safe, when in actuality it was increasing their risks of ovarian cancer.

• Prolonged Exposure To Talcum Powder Led To Ovarian Cancer, Lawsuit Claims

  October 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuit claims that exposure since birth led to a woman's cancer diagnosis.

• Imerys Talc Settles Over Roles in Another Case Over Cancer from Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder

  September 20, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Imerys Talc has agreed to settle in a talcum powder mesothelioma trial in California just before the case was sent to the jury for deliberations, leaving Johnson & Johnson as the sole defendant for whatever verdict the jury reaches.

• Talc Powder Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims J&J Products Led To Fatal Ovarian Cancer

  August 31, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder lawsuit claims that exposure to talc resulted in ovarian cancer which proved fatal for a 42-year old New Jersey woman.

• More Than 60 Years of Talcum Powder Use Led To Ovarian Cancer, Woman Claims

  August 6, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuit filed by an 86 year old woman says she developed the condition after using Johnson & Johnson's products for more than 60 years.