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Asbestos Found in 15% of Talc Cosmetics Tested

by Leah McMorris | Dec 10, 2020 | Asbestos, Talc

Cosmetic Talc Products Analyzed for Asbestos A study published last month found cancer-causing asbestos in 1 of 7 talc-based cosmetics. The study, commissioned by the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy non-profit, found asbestos in 3 of the 21 cosmetic talc...

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...

$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

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...