Talc Cosmetics
Newly Unsealed Documents in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Asbestos Case
Johnson & Johnson is in more than 5,000 lawsuits nationwide for cancer-causing talcum powder that contained asbestos. Many women are bringing claims against the household goods brand for contracting ovarian cancer, which can be extremely aggressive and deadly. There have been some victories for the cancer patients, but Johnson & Johnson has also had some…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $417 Million to Ovarian Cancer Victim in Talc Case
On Monday, August 21, while most of the country was out searching for the solar eclipse, a jury in Los Angeles awarded $417 million to Eva Echeverria. She is dying of ovarian cancer – too ill even to attend the trial – linked to 41 years’ worth of daily use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby…
Read MoreCalifornia Woman Awarded $70 Million from Johnson & Johnson for Cancer Causing Talc
Global News reported, on October 28, 2016, that a jury in St. Louis, Missouri awarded a California woman over $70 million in a product defect case. The woman alleged that Johnson & Johnson baby powder containing talc caused her to develop ovarian cancer. The month-long trial was brought on behalf of Deborah Giannecchini of Modesto,…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson’s Talc Cover-Up: a Policy Decades in the Making
In 1971, British researchers found talc particles deeply embedded in 10 of 13 ovarian tumors. Their results were the first indication of a potential link between the mineral and ovarian cancer. Eleven years later, an epidemiologist named Daniel Cramer published a study in Cancer that showed a statistical link between genital talc use and ovarian…
Read MoreDid Johnson & Johnson Market Their Talc Products Specifically to Minority Women?
By April 6, 2016, Johnson & Johnson had lost its first lawsuit over talc, and was ordered to pay $72 million to the family of Jacqueline Fox, a woman who faithfully used J&J talc products every day, and then contracted ovarian cancer. More than 1000 women have filed suits against the pharmaceutical giant, claiming the…
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