Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fight
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer


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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer

Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder and other talcum powder products caused ovarian can…

Landmark deal covers about 76,000 claims and could end contentious, decade-long legal battle. Johnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5bn to resolv…

The plaintiff used J&J's baby powder from 1969 until 2017. She sued in 2019 and died six months later at the age of 68.

The plaintiff's law firm said was the largest-ever sum awarded against J&J for a single plaintiff.

California jury finds company knew its talc-based products were dangerous but failed to warn consumersA California jury on Friday awarded $40m to two women who…

More than 3,000 U.K. claimants accuse U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson of knowingly selling asbestos-tainted talcum powder, making them ill.

A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest…

A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest…

The case involves a California woman who died from mesothelioma, a rare cancer. Her family claimed Johnson and Johnson's talc powder products were to blame.

A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has denied Johnson & Johnson's settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc, providing another setback in the company's…

The proposed rule is required under a law passed by Congress last year, and is intended to ensure the safety of makeup and baby powder.

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