Lawyers nationwide are gearing up for bellwether ovarian cancer trials against Johnson & Johnson this year, but a plaintiff ...

More than 1,300 Victorians have joined a class action against Johnson & Johnson alleging its talcum powder products left them with ovarian cancer, mesothelioma (cancer affecting the lungs), and other ...

Philadelphia jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay damages in a talc related ovarian cancer case, the first plaintiff win ...

Major talcum powder verdicts are reshaping corporate liability, public health debates, and mass tort litigation nationwide.

A Pennsylvania jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $250,000 in a new talc baby powder ovarian cancer trial loss.

Talc is not banned in the U.S., but today, many baby powder brands instead use cornstarch, which is used as an absorbent in cosmetics. While cornstarch is likely a safer choice than talc, some experts ...

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 ...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was found liable by a Philadelphia jury in an ovarian cancer case linked to long term use of its talc based baby powder. The jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages ...

Federal health officials are scrutinizing a mineral—added to some makeup, medications, and foods—that many people have never thought twice about: talc. The JAMA article added that talc remains common, ...

The World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research agency has delivered a damning report on powdered mineral talc, calling it "probably" cancer-causing to humans, mainly because of powders being ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal comes ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. jury verdict linking regular use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder to a woman's death from ovarian cancer has spurred new concern from consumers, but scientists say the ...