A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the administrator of the estate of a 58-year-old woman who died in 2014 from ovarian cancer. The complaint alleges that the deceased's daily use of talc-based powder... Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a talcum powder class action lawsuit in Canada over its baby powder products containing talc. Plaintiffs argue that the company knew about cancer risks of long-term talcum use by adult women but opted to conceal these dangers... Read More

After a three-week trial in state court, a panel of Missouri jurors took just one day to return a massive verdict against defendants Johnson & Johnson, finding them liable for $55 million in damages. The company had been sued by Gloria Ristesund, who claimed that... Read More

Plaintiff Gloria Ristesund says she was gratified with her $55 million talcum powder verdict, handed down by Missouri state jurors on May 2, 2016. The verdict marks the second straight loss for pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson, which is facing more than 1,200 other complaints... Read More

A Missouri jury has hit Johnson & Johnson (J&J) hard, awarding a family a $72 million judgment in a baby powder lawsuit. After hearing that Jacqueline Fox had used both J&J’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower talc-based products regularly for over 35 years, the... Read More

A plaintiff who was exposed to talcum powder containing asbestos as a child is alleging that exposure has now led to his diagnosis of a deadly cancer known as mesothelioma. The plaintiff has further claimed in his complaint that the manufacturers of these products knowingly... Read More

Coordinated proceedings involving talcum powder litigation continues to move forward in New Jersey, even as the number of lawsuits continues to increase. Lawsuits were consolidated by court order just weeks ago and now the first status conference has been scheduled to discuss the details of... Read More

As the number of talcum powder cancer lawsuits continues to climb, coordination of some of that litigation may be in the works. An application was filed in New Jersey last month to coordinate all cases filed in that state as part of multi-county litigation or an... Read More