On Friday, October 18, 2019, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced a recall of 33,000 bottles of its baby powder, due to contamination with asbestos. The recall applies to one lot, lot #22318RB, which was distributed in 2018. If you have a bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder from this lot, you are advised to discontinue use and contact the company … [Read more...]
New Research May Show Link Between Talcum Powder and Cancer
For years, Johnson & Johnson has been plagued with allegations that its famous baby powder causes ovarian cancer when it’s used in the genital area over long periods of time by women. While Johnson & Johnson has insisted its product is safe, juries across the United States have disagreed and have awarded large sums of money to female … [Read more...]
Four Talcum-Powder Lawsuits Transferred to Defense-Friendly Venue
Four talc-based lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson (J&J) have been transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) from federal courts in Pennsylvania and Missouri to defense-friendly courts in New Jersey. JPMDL transferred the cases despite objections from plaintiffs. New Jersey Judge Last year, J&J successfully … [Read more...]
St. Louis Court rules in Favor of J&J in Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit
On March 3, 2017, a Missouri jury ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its talc supplier Imerys Talc in a lawsuit by a woman who alleged that J&J talcum powder products for feminine hygiene for 36 years caused her ovarian cancer. The victory for J&J comes after three consecutive losses in the St. Louis court, in which … [Read more...]
Worst Defective Products of 2016
2016 is a year that most of us are more than ready to put behind us. We have lost an unprecedented number of great artists and other beloved public figures. We saw horrific tragedies, like the mass shooting in Orlando. And we saw massive government failures with ongoing consequences, including the Flint water crisis. Here are three defective … [Read more...]
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