Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly cancers…
J&J to Stop Selling Talc-Based Baby Powder in US, Canada…
Johnson & Johnson is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused cancer. The world’s biggest maker of health care products said Tuesday the talc-based powder will still be sold outside the United States and Canada. […]
DOJ Probing Whether Johnson&Johnson Lied to Public about Talcum Powder’s Cancer Risk…
A federal grand jury in Washington is looking into what Johnson & Johnson officials knew about the cancer risks in the company’s Baby Powder-brand talcum powder and other products, according to a report. The New Jersey-based company is the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation as well as a regulatory probe amid […]
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $300M in Talc Cancer Case…
A New York jury on Friday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $300 million in punitive damages to a woman who said her asbestos-related cancer was caused by the company’s talc-based baby powder, the company confirmed. The decision brings the total amount awarded in the case to $325 million after the same jury earlier this […]
Couple Suing Johnson & Johnson Over Talcum Powder Wins $37M Judgment…
An investment banker from New Jersey and his wife walked out $37 million richer from a court in New Brunswick Thursday, after a jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and a talc mining company to pay for causing him to develop a deadly cancer linked to asbestos. The verdict is the first time a jury has […]