Daily use of talcum powder for over 30 years has resulted in a case of ovarian cancer, alleges a new lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America. The plaintiff, Rebecca Lichtenfels, filed her product liability lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on... Read more »

Twenty-two women who developed ovarian cancer that they claim was caused by Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products will have their day in court soon. Jury selection for the state court trial is set to begin this week. The trial is expected to last about six weeks. During the trial,... Read more »

A jury in New Jersey awarded a couple $117 million dollars following arguments that the defendant’s product resulted in the plaintiff’s diagnosis of mesothelioma, a type of cancer. Other juries have found the talc powder manufacturer liable in cases in which the plaintiffs allege the Shower to Shower powder caused... Read more »

A jury in California recently ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who sued the manufacturing giant over the allegation that her long-term use of J&J talc powder led her to develop ovarian cancer. The award includes $347 in punitive damages, which are intended to punish... Read more »

Like many other women, Lois Slemp routinely used talcum powder for feminine hygiene purposes. The Virginia resident had used Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder for four decades, and then she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Her cancer was initially discovered in 2012. After going into remission, she suffered a recurrence... Read more »

The Missouri Supreme Court recently denied a move by Johnson & Johnson to move lawsuits alleging that the company’s talcum powder caused ovarian cancer from St. Louis courts to Federal courts. Johnson & Johnson argued that, of the roughly 2,000 plaintiffs with cases pending in Missouri court alleging its products’... Read more »

A woman has filed a talcum powder lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the pharmaceutical giant failed to warn women about the potential risks associated with using their products containing talc. The plaintiff claims she used the products regularly for many years, leading to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in... Read more »

A judge in St. Louis, Missouri ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay plaintiff Gloria Ristesund $55 million in damages for allegedly “failing to warn consumers of known risks” associated with their talcum powder – the second verdict of its kind, to date. In February, the same court awarded $72 million to the... Read more »

A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of a woman after determining her ovarian cancer was directly linked to decades of use of talcum powder products manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. The verdict was the first to award damages to a plaintiff after determining the pharmaceutical giant... Read more »