Johnson & Johnson Proposes $6.5 Billion Payment to Resolve Majority of Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits Linked to Talc Powder

Published on May 2, 2024

Johnson & Johnson has proposed paying $6.5 billion to resolve claims against the company and its affiliates in the United States that its branded talc products, including baby powder, caused ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical giant announced the proposed settlement figure in a press release on Wednesday, noting the amount would be paid over 25 years to settle the ovarian cancer cases, which have been fast piling up. That amount proposed, the company said, “is a far better recovery than the claimants stand to recover at trial.” Johnson & Johnson is currently facing tens of thousands of lawsuits from individuals who allege the company’s baby powder and other talc products contained traces of asbestos, which has been blamed for causing ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that affects the lining of the lungs....

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