On monday august 21 2017 a california jury awarded 417 million to a 63 year old woman who developed ovarian cancer after using johnson johnson baby powder for several decades.
Baby powder lawsuit 2017.
A missouri jury ordered health products giant johnson johnson to pay more than 110 million to a virginia woman for allegedly failing to disclose the cancer risk from its baby powder and another.
On august 21 2017.
The award of damages in the talcum powder lawsuit judgment includes 70 million in compensatory damages and 347 million in punitive damages.
Record 417m award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer.
The lawsuits further allege that j j failed to warn consumers about the cancer risk in an effort to protect profits generated by its line of baby powder products.
The company which faces nearly 17 000 lawsuits accusing it of hiding that its baby powder was contaminated with asbestos has been on a roll at trial racking up eight defense verdicts last year.