Jury awards $40M in case alleging Johnson's Baby Power caused cancer
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Key Points:
- A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million to two women who claimed Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer, marking a significant verdict in ongoing litigation against the company.
- Johnson & Johnson announced plans to appeal the liability verdict and compensatory damages, emphasizing its previous success in 16 of 17 similar ovarian cancer cases.
- The lawsuit is part of a broader legal battle over claims that talc in Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products was linked to ovarian cancer and mesothelioma; the company ceased selling talc-based powder worldwide in 2023.
- In a related case in October, a California jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to a family alleging mesothelioma caused by asbestos
