Baby Powder Lawsuit 2017

The lawsuits further allege that j j failed to warn consumers about the cancer risk in an effort to protect profits generated by its line of baby powder products.

Baby powder lawsuit 2017.

All of the lawsuits claim that since the 1970s j j has been aware of research linking feminine hygiene use of talcum powder to ovarian cancer. A los angeles jury on monday ordered johnson johnson to pay a record 417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company s iconic baby powder causes. A missouri jury ordered health products giant johnson johnson to pay more than 110 million to a virginia woman for allegedly failing to disclose the cancer risk from its baby powder and another. Los angeles ap a los angeles jury on monday ordered johnson johnson to pay a record 417 million to a.

The company which faces nearly 17 000 lawsuits accusing it of hiding that its baby powder was contaminated with asbestos has been on a roll at trial racking up eight defense verdicts last year. On monday august 21 2017 a california jury awarded 417 million to a 63 year old woman who developed ovarian cancer after using johnson johnson baby powder for several decades.