US EditionPennsylvania jury finds Johnson & Johnson liable for cancer in latest talc trial
The jury awarded $50,000 compensatory and $200,000 punitive damages after finding J&J’s talc powder caused ovarian cancer in a case involving long-term product use.
- On Friday, a Pennsylvania jury awarded $250,000 to the family of Gayle Emerson after they sued Johnson & Johnson alleging its talc-based baby powder caused her ovarian cancer.
- The verdict included a finding that jurors awarded Emerson's family $50,000 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages and sided with claims Johnson & Johnson knew its talc products were dangerous.
- The case adds to litigation against Johnson & Johnson, which faces lawsuits from more than 67,000 plaintiffs and has seen verdicts as high as $4.69 billion.
- A U.S. federal magistrate judge ruled in January that plaintiffs can present expert testimony linking baby powder use with ovarian cancer, as several state trials are slated in the coming months, and J&J stopped selling talc-based baby powder in 2020, with bankruptcy proposals rejected three times.
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Johnson & Johnson found liable for cancer in latest talc trial, ordered to pay $250K
A jury in Pennsylvania state court on Friday awarded $250,000 to the family of a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson alleging its talc-based baby powder was to blame for her ovarian cancer, according to an attorney for plaintiffs in nationwide talc litigation against the company.
Phila Talc Jury Finds J&J Liable for Woman's Ovarian Cancer Death, Awards $250K
On Friday, a jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas awarded $50,000 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer in 2019 after decades of using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder.
Tens of thousands of lawsuits have been filed against Johnson & Johnson in the United States.
J&J Hit With $250K Verdict in Philadelphia Talc Trial
A Philadelphia jury has delivered a sharp rebuke to Johnson & Johnson, handing down a $250,000 verdict Friday in a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who alleged the company’s once-iconic talcum powder contributed to her fatal ovarian cancer. The decision came after a three-week trial and three-and-a-half days of deliberations in the J&J Hit With $250K Verdict as Philly jury rules in talc ovarian cancer lawsuit
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