Baby Powder Cancer Verdict

A jury in missouri ordered johnson johnson to pay 4 69 billion in damages to 22 women who claim the company s talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer.

Baby powder cancer verdict.

So genital use of talc cannot be. Is baby powder dangerous 03 26 cnn a california jury returned a 29 4 million verdict in a trial involving a woman who believes that her mesothelioma is tied to her regular use of johnson. A missouri appeals court on tuesday jun 23 rejected johnson johnson s bid to throw out a jury verdict in favour of women who blamed their ovarian cancer on its baby powder and other. Also in 2019 a california jury delivered a verdict for the plaintiff a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after a lifetime of use of johnson s baby powder.

The woman had used it since she was a baby and into adulthood. A new jersey jury ordered johnson johnson to pay 750 million in punitive damages to four people who said the company s baby powder gave them cancer. The company was sued by a group of 22 women who claimed that they developed ovarian cancer as a result of exposure to. After using johnson s baby powder for feminine hygiene for more than four decades giannecchini was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

In july a jury in missouri awarded 4 69 billion to 22 women who claimed that asbestos in johnson johnson products including its signature baby powder caused them to develop ovarian cancer. Findings as far back as the early 1970s have tied talc based baby powder to ovarian cancer according to the fda. Recent reports from reuters and the peer reviewed journal epidemiology have found. Louis jury found johnson johnson guilty of negligence.

Adult applications were for a makeup foundation and as a dry shower the jury awarded the plaintiff 29 million. She was awarded 70 million dollars in damages after a court in st. But overall genital talc powder use is only weakly associated with ovarian cancer.