After a second jury in three months found Johnson & Johnson liable for ovarian cancer potentially caused by their talcum powder products, the company is under extreme pressure to settle its other claims. In the latest case, a jury awarded Gloria Ristesund $55 million after she suffered from ovarian cancer…
A Missouri jury on Monday awarded a woman $55 million after she filed a lawsuit against Johnson and Johnson alleging that the company knew that some of their talc-powder products, such as baby powder, may increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer but failed to warn consumers. Baby powder lawsuits…
Hot on the heels of a record $72 Million Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer verdict in February, the next talcum powder ovarian cancer injury trial has begun this week in St. Louis Circuit Court. Talcum Powder lawsuits increase across the U.S. Gloria Ristesund filed her claim against Johnson & Johnson (J&J),…
Recently Bloomberg News reported a record $72 million Talcum Powder win. Jacqueline Fox won her case against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over talcum powder’s risk of causing ovarian cancer in women who apply the powder in their genital area. Fox died from ovarian cancer in October 2015. In February 2015,…
Medical experts have warned that women who regularly powder their genitals with talc have a one-third higher risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Those women who routinely apply talc to their genitals, sanitary napkins, tampons and underwear were found to have a 33 per cent higher risk of ovarian…
An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over their talcum powder products. Lynne Cebulske alleges that she developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower body powder for feminine hygiene purposes. Cebulske filed the complaint in St. Clair County Court in Illinois…