Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits
The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer.


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The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer.

More than 3,000 people in Britain have joined a lawsuit accusing the company of knowing that its baby powder contained carcinogenic fibers, including asbestos.

A judge rejected Johnson & Johnson's $10 billion proposal to end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its products caused ovarian cancer.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected J&J's $10 billion proposal to end tens of thousands of lawsuits.
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