Background Lawsuits alleging that certain talcum powder products have contained harmful asbestos are growing in number. Complaints have been filed in California, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida against companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Colgate Palmolive, Shulton Co., and their respective talc suppliers. While the … [Read more...]
J&J, Imerys unit must pay $117 million in N.J. asbestos cancer case
Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America, a unit of Imerys SA, must pay $117 million in damages in a case involving a man who said he developed cancer due to his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products, a New Jersey state court jury said on Wednesday. The jury ordered the companies to pay an additional $80 million in punitive damages to … [Read more...]
J&J Must Pay Millions Over Banker’s Baby Powder Cancer Claim
Johnson & Johnson and a talc mining company must pay at least $37 million to an investment banker who blamed the companies’ products for causing him to develop a deadly cancer linked to asbestos. Jurors in state court in New Brunswick, New Jersey concluded Thursday J&J and Imerys SA hid that their talc-based products, including J&J’s … [Read more...]
J&J Jury Set to Weigh Banker’s Claims Baby Powder Caused Cancer
Jurors are set to weigh an investment banker’s claims that using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder for more than 30 years caused him to develop a deadly cancer linked to asbestos. A New Jersey jury will begin deciding Wednesday whether Stephen Lanzo III can legitimately blame J&J’s iconic product for his mesothelioma, an often-fatal cancer … [Read more...]
Johnson & Johnson says talc products have always been asbestos-free. Court documents suggest otherwise
Facing thousands of lawsuits claiming its talcum powders have caused harm, Johnson & Johnson has argued that science is on its side and that its products do not contain asbestos. But documents filed in the ongoing legal saga, provided to FiercePharma, suggest some tests found asbestos and that the company debated internally about the … [Read more...]
In J&J’s Backyard, Attorneys Paint Contrasting Pictures of Talc’s Alleged Link to Mesothelioma
At opening statements Monday in a Middlesex County court for the second suit linking Johnson & Johnson talc products to mesothelioma, the company offered several alternate theories for the source of the asbestos that caused the plaintiff’s illness. Stephen Lanzo III, 46, said in his suit that he was a lifelong user of Johnson’s Baby Powder … [Read more...]
New Jersey Asbestos – Talc Mesothelioma Trial to Begin in 2018
UPDATE: The trial has been moved from 1/22/18 to 1/29/18 due to an evidentiary dispute between the two sides. While the Plaintiff claims that his only exposure to asbestos was from Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, the defendant claims that they have a tissue sample showing a type of asbestos that is associated with other commercial … [Read more...]
Johnson & Johnson wins California lawsuit claiming asbestos in talc caused cancer
A California jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed the cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the company’s talc-based products including J&J’s Baby Powder. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury’s verdict came in the first trial centering on claims that J&J’s … [Read more...]
Colgate-Palmolive Settles Claims Over Asbestos in Talc
Colgate-Palmolive Co. agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming its talcum-powder products caused a Pennsylvania woman to develop mesothelioma, a fatal lung disease tied to asbestos exposure. New York-based Colgate-Palmolive moved to resolve Carol Schoeniger’s lawsuit to avoid a trial in a New Jersey state court, according to court filings. Financial … [Read more...]
The Use Of Beauty Or Cosmetic Products That Had Asbestos-Contaminated Talc May Be The Cause Of That Mysterious, Non-traditional Mesothelioma Case
A couple of weeks ago we posted this article, "Mesothelioma And Cancers Caused By Asbestos-Contaminated Talc In Body Powder Products And Cosmetics: New Scientific Study Provides Evidence Of Asbestos Fibers In Talc", which explored the asbestos-talc mesothelioma cancer situation. Given the facts set forth in the underlying news report by … [Read more...]