A Los Angeles jury issued a $417-million verdict Monday against Johnson & Johnson, finding the company liable for failing to warn a 63-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer about the risks of using its talcum products. The verdict marks the largest award yet in a number of suits claiming that the company’s talc powder […]
4th Win: U.S. Pharma Johnson & Johnson Loses $110M Talc Cancer Case…
A court in St. Louis, Missouri has ordered the US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay over $110 million to a Virginia woman, who claims she developed ovarian cancer after decades of using its talcum powder. The verdict is the largest for J&J among nearly 2,400 current lawsuits accusing the company of insufficient […]
Third Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $70 Million to California Woman For Cancer-Linked Baby Powder…
Johnson & Johnson has lost its third lawsuit alleging that the pharmaceutical company’s baby powder causes ovarian cancer. Jurors in St. Louis awarded Deborah Giannecchini $70 million late Thursday, according to Bloomberg. For 40 years, Giannecchini, 62, had used the talcum powder for feminine hygiene…