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.…
Walmart faces a class action lawsuit over its decision to continue to sell the rest of its Baby Powder stock without cancer label warnings, even after Johnson & Johnson halted sales last year amid allegations it contains asbestos and carried an ovarian cancer and mesothelioma risk.…
A California jury has awarded $26.5 million to a woman who says she developed mesothelioma due to the presence of asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder products.…
An Illinois jury issued a defense verdict in a talcum powder lawsuit, saying Johnson & Johnson was not responsible for a woman’s ovarian cancer death.…
A new lawsuit filed over talcum powder ovarian cancer risks claims Johnson & Johnson ran an offensive advertising campaign for years to convince black women to buy talc-based products, even after knowing they could face an increased risk of ovarian cancer.…
Johnson & Johnson and its vice president of women’s health have been held in contempt of court by an Illinois judge conducting a talcum powder ovarian cancer trial after the vice president failed to return to court for cross-examination.…
The first talcum powder ovarian cancer bellwether trial has been scheduled to begin sometime in April 2022.…
A news report warns Johnson & Johnson may break off its talcum powder business into a separate company which will file bankruptcy, in order to shield the parent company from massive liability costs linked to cancer and asbestos lawsuits.…
A federal judge dismissed the Personal Care Products Council from ongoing talcum powder cancer litigation last week, saying the group had no legally responsible role in the marketing or sale of talc-based products.…
The first batch of federal talcum powder cases are being prepared for bellwether trials in 2022.…
