Baby Powder Lawsuit 2020
The verdict was reduced to 2 12 billion in june 2020 a month after the company announced it would stop sales of its talc based johnson s baby powder in the u s.
Baby powder lawsuit 2020. Johnson johnson was ordered by a new jersey jury to pay an additional 750 million in punitive damages to a group of former baby powder users who had already been awarded 37 2 million as. Johnson johnson ordered to pay 2 1 billion in baby powder lawsuit. Talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuit reinstated in new jersey state court 8 6 2020 30 talcum powder lawsuits to be selected for bellwether discovery pool in federal mdl 7 28 2020. A new jersey appeals court s decision to revive two lawsuits accusing johnson johnson s iconic baby powder of causing cancer may lead to the reinstatement of about 1 000 suits targeting the.
Sold in an iconic white bottle its fragrance is said to be one of the most recognizable in the world. With post wires filed under asbestos johnson johnson lawsuits 2 7 20. The contents of this site are 2020 capitol hill publishing corp a. The company which faces nearly 17 000 lawsuits accusing it of hiding that its baby powder was contaminated with asbestos has been on a roll at trial racking up eight defense verdicts last year.
But more than 20 000 talcum powder lawsuits have been consolidated via multidistrict litigation mdl. For decades baby powder s main ingredient was talc a mineral known for its softness. By justine coleman 06 23 20 09 19 pm edt. It is the largest verdict ever awarded in a talcum powder lawsuit.
Johnson johnson is facing 19 000 additional lawsuits over its famous talcum powder products. The company later blamed the fda contractor for the scare saying outside testing found no asbestos in baby powder samples. As of june 2020 no class action talcum powder lawsuits have been filed.