As reported by The New York Times, an appellate court in Missouri has upheld over $2 billion in damages against health-products giant Johnson & Johnson, finding that the company was aware of asbestos contamination in its talc for at least 50 years but did not warn consumers. The judge did reduce the verdict from $4.7 billion to $2.1 billion, but refused to eliminate the punitive damages after the evidence at trial showed that Johnson & Johnson’s conduct was “outrageous because of evil motive or reckless indifference.”
The court ordered Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary to pay $2.1 billion in damages to women who were able to link their ovarian cancers to the company’s talcum products, including J&J’s iconic baby powder.
The decision comes after a series of recent legal victories won by women against talc manufacturers for cancer they alleged was caused by long-term usage of talcum bath products, including those manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. As of March 2020, nearly 19,400 plaintiffs had filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson in the U.S. over its talc-containing Johnson’s Baby Powder. The company also announced last month that it would stop selling talc-containing baby powder in the U.S. and Canada. Learn more about the connections that have been found between cancer and long-term talc use.
Read the full article on The New York Times site.
Contact a Talc Injury Lawyer at Lieff Cabraser
If you, a friend, or a family member are a long-time (6 years or more) user of talcum powder products made by Johnson & Johnson or another talc product manufacturer, and have received a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, you have the right to seek fair compensation. Please call us today at 1 800 541-7358 or visit our Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Injuries page to contact Wendy Fleishman or Tiseme Zegeye about your talc injury case.
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