USA: Jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to woman claiming its talc is carcinogenic
"J&J ordered to pay $417 million in trial over talc cancer risks", 21 Aug 2017
A California jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.
The Los Angeles Superior Court jury's verdict in favor of California resident Eva Echeverria was the largest yet in lawsuits alleging J&J failed to adequately warn consumers about the cancer risks of its talc-based products…
It was a major setback for J&J, which faces 4,800 similar claims nationally and has been hit with over $300 million in verdicts by juries in Missouri.
"We will appeal today's verdict because we are guided by the science, which supports the safety of Johnson's Baby Powder," J&J said…
J&J's lawyers countered that studies and federal agencies have not found that talc products are carcinogenic…