Johnson & Johnson Talc Lawsuit Seeks Cancer Monitoring, Damages

Published on June 20, 2024

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is facing a class action lawsuit stemming from claims that its baby powder and other talc products allegedly caused ovarian cancer in women. The lawsuit, filed on June 17 in a New Jersey federal court, asks the company to pay for damages and medical monitoring—including preventative and diagnostic care such as regular testing—on behalf of women who have been diagnosed with, or might develop, cancer in the future, allegedly as a result of using the company’s baby powder and other talc products. The legal challenge asks that women who used the products between 1960 and the present day and who have not yet filed a separate lawsuit against the company be covered in the latest lawsuit....

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