There are more than 10,000 talc powder lawsuits pending against Johnson & Johnson. Most of them are pending in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) in federal court, and the rest are pending in state courts around the country. The product liability lawsuits raise similar claims: That Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder... 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 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 »

A plaintiff who recently filed a talcum powder lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson involving their talc-based products has also laid grounds for the possibility of a class action to be formed. The plaintiff in this case states that the hundreds and possibly thousands of women who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer as... 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 »

A class action lawsuit brought against baby powder manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has been dismissed by a federal judge, because allegations by the plaintiff did not include any documented injuries. However, many other baby powder cancer lawsuits are currently pending across the country, filed by women who did indeed suffer... Read more »

A talcum powder lawsuit filed by 65 women has been remanded, returning it to the Circuit Court of St. Louis, Missouri. Judge Jean C. Hamilton issued the order on September 24, indicating that the defendants in the case, Johnson & Johnson, had wrongly removed the case to federal court. The... Read more »