Baby Powder Discontinued in North America
After defending baby powder use for decades, Johnson & Johnson discontinued sales in North American. The company faces thousands of lawsuits from women who used the talcum powder product and now have deadly ovarian cancer. About Baby Powder Baby powder contains talcum, which is a soft, white powder developed from talc, or magnesium silicate, a
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Women Win $4.7B For Talc Damages
Johnson & Johnson must pay $4.14 billion in punitive damages to women who claimed asbestos in the company’s talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. The jury earlier ordered the company to pay them $550 million in compensatory damages. This brings the total to almost $4.7 billion. Also, this amount is a record for the
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California Talcum Powder Lawsuit to Be Televised
Not only will Californians be watching how this talcum powder lawsuit will advance, but also the world. When the bellwether trial begins on July 10, it will be televised on a live webcast by Courtroom View Network. Also, viewers can see this week’s critical pre-trial hearings live. These involve the admissibility of expert witness testimony.
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Shows Zero Remorse
This week Johnson & Johnson petitioned a Missouri state appeals court to dismiss a $72 million verdict. Last year, a jury awarded the settlement to the family of an Alabama woman who claimed the company’s talcum-based hygiene product caused her ovarian cancer. The company argued to a three-judge panel that a lawsuit filed by an
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Thousands of New Talc Concerns Since Verdict
This is Michael Brady Lynch, Lead Trial Attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. A few months ago, a St. Louis Circuit Court jury awarded the family of Jacqueline Fox $72 million dollars finding that talc manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson was liable for Fox’s ovarian cancer. Since then, women and their families have been reaching
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Women are Dying from Talcum Powder and J&J Doesn’t Care
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for the Michael Brady Lynch Firm. It took one brave individual to stand up and say, “How can you put a value on a life?” This heroic person is Deana Berg. Johnson & Johnson offered her over a million dollars out of court to settle her case
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Talcum Powder Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Who hasn’t used talcum powder at one point in his or her life? Either to help treat diaper rash, absorb moisture or as a deodorant? Did you know that new research is showing that this silky white powder is being linked to ovarian cancer? Most shocking is that baby powder manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson has
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