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...]
J&J Wants to Move Talc Cases after $195 Million in Verdicts
So far this year, in a single court in St. Louis, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered to pay nearly $200 million to women who developed ovarian cancer after using its talcum powder products for feminine hygiene, or to the families of women who died. That was just three cases, and there are about 2,500 more pending. Now, J&J … [Read more...]
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