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Johnson & Johnson Withdraws Talc Baby Powder From US Market

Johnson & Johnson Withdraws Talc Baby Powder From US Market

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | Jun 1, 2020 | Asbestos, Cancer, Drugs and Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson, Talcum Powder

Johnson & Johnson has announced that it is withdrawing all talc baby powder products that are sold in the United States and Canada from the market. J&J, the world’s largest maker of health care products, faces thousands of lawsuits alleging that the talc...
Johnson & Johnson Withdraws Talc Baby Powder From US Market

Johnson & Johnson Must Face Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Trials

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | May 7, 2020 | Asbestos, Baby powder, J&J, Johnson & Johnson, Talc, Talcum Powder

The judge overseeing the talcum powder ovarian cancer cases against Johnson & Johnson has ruled that the cases can go forward to trial in federal court. Johnson & Johnson had filed motions asking that every plaintiff’s...
Johnson & Johnson Withdraws Talc Baby Powder From US Market

J&J Ordered to Pay $344 Million for Deceptively Marketing Pelvic Mesh

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | Jan 31, 2020 | Drugs and Medical Devices, Ethicon, J&J, Johnson & Johnson, mesh, pelvic mesh, vaginal mesh

UPDATE: In February of 2023, the United States Supreme Court allowed the $302 million dollar verdict to stand, refusing to hear Johnson & Johnson’s appeal. UPDATE: In April 2022, the California 4th District Court of Appeal reduced the verdict by $42 million...
Johnson & Johnson Withdraws Talc Baby Powder From US Market

$37M Verdict in NJ Talc Mesothelioma Trial

by Leah McMorris | Sep 13, 2019 | Baby powder, J&J, Johnson & Johnson, Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma and Asbestos, Talc, Talcum Powder

A Middlesex County New Jersey jury awarded four sets of plaintiffs $37 million dollars against Johnson & Johnson for mesothelioma caused by talc baby powder. The consolidated trial lasted almost three months, and at the end, the judge struck the Johnson...
J&J Hit With $300 Million Punitives Award in Talc Mesothelioma Case

J&J Hit With $300 Million Punitives Award in Talc Mesothelioma Case

by Leah McMorris | Jun 3, 2019 | Baby powder, Johnson & Johnson, Talc, Talcum Powder

A New York state court jury ruled in favor of a woman in her suit against Johnson & Johnson alleging her mesothelioma was caused by her many years of exposure to J&J’s asbestos-containing talc powder. The jury awarded plaintiff Donna Olson, 66, and husband...
J&J Hit With $300 Million Punitives Award in Talc Mesothelioma Case

Johnson & Johnson Prolift Vaginal Mesh: $80M Verdict in Latest Trial

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | May 28, 2019 | Ethicon, J&J, Johnson & Johnson, mesh, pelvic mesh

By Marilyn T.  McGoldrick, Esq. Published on May 28, 2019 A Philadelphia jury ordered Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, to pay $80 million dollars to a woman who was injured by her Prolift transvaginal mesh implant. The verdict included an award of...
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