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• J&J Talcum Powder Verdicts Lead To Controversial “Hellhole” Designation for St. Louis Court

  December 21, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A tort reform group has labeled a St. Louis Court a "judicial hellhole" after juries awarded large verdicts in favor of women who suffered ovarian cancer after using talcum powder products.

• Johnson & Johnson to Face Another Talcum Powder Trial Next Month

  December 19, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  While Johnson & Johnson continues to appeal several massive verdicts recently returned over failure to warn about the risks associated with use of talcum powder, a Missouri state court judge indicates that additional cases brought by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will go to trial, with the next trial set to begin Jan 30.

• Decades Of Baby Powder, Shower to Shower Use Led To Ovarian Cancer: Lawsuit

  December 14, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman who says she used talcum powder products her entire life says in a recently filed lawsuit that they caused her to develop ovarian cancer.

• “Science Day” on Link Between Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer Scheduled

  December 12, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A "Science Day" will be held next month to educate the MDL judge on the background regarding the link between feminine hygiene use of talcum powder and ovarian cancer.

• Talc Powder Lawyers Appointed to Leadership Roles in Ovarian Cancer MDL

  December 7, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  With a growing number of women and families filing talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson over failure to warn about the risk of ovarian cancer, the federal judge presiding over a recently established MDL has appointed a group of 18 plaintiffs' attorneys to serve in various leadership roles in the coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Johnson’s Baby Powder, Shower-to-Shower, Caused Ovarian Cancer, Lawsuit Claims

  December 2, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson indicates that a woman developed ovarian cancer due to two decades of using Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower talcum powder.

• Lawsuit Points to “Overwhelming” Evidence of Link Between Talcum Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer

  November 28, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  According to allegations raised in a recently filed lawsuit, overwhelming scientific and medical evidence has established a causal link between talcum baby powder and ovarian cancer.

• Johnson & Johnson Pushes for Quick MDL Bellwether Process for Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower Lawsuits

  November 17, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Parties have submitted status reports on talcum powder litigation calling for rapid bellwether trial selections, and highlighting disputed science over the link between talc and ovarian cancer.

• Lawsuit Indicates Ovarian Cancer Could Have Been Avoided If J&J Used Cornstarch Instead of Talc

  November 7, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  According to allegations raised in an ovarian cancer lawsuit filed by a Georgia woman, Johnson & Johnson could have used cornstarch as a safer alternative to talc contained in Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower powder.

• Another Massive Verdict Returned in Talc Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit

  October 28, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A St. Louis jury has awarded $70 million to a woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer following regular use of talc powder, marking the third straight massive verdict against Johnson & Johnson for withholding information about the cancer risk with Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower powder.