The Missouri Supreme Court declined to overturn a June 23 state appeals court decision that itself had allowed a July 2018 multi-billion dollar verdict to stand against Johnson & Johnson. The company was found liable for 22 women’s development of ovarian cancer. The diagnoses were argued to be the result of the presence of asbestos fibers in talc powder; an allegation long-since ...
Johnson & Johnson Loses $2.2 Billion Talc Asbestos Appeal
Posted November 17, 2020 in Product News and Recalls
J&J Settles Talc Asbestos Mesothelioma Case for $2 Million
Posted January 27, 2020 in Product News and Recalls
“In litigation of every nature, there are one-off situations where settlement is a reasonable alternative.” This was the cover Johnson & Johnson spokeswoman Kim Montagnino chose to hide behind after the corporation settled the talc-based asbestos case of California plaintiff Linda O’Hagan for $2 million. According to those familiar with the dealings, the offer to settle was made by Johnson ...
Expert Paid by Johnson & Johnson Finds Asbestos in J&J Baby Powder
Posted November 26, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
Johnson & Johnson has made it perfectly clear that it has no intention of publicly acknowledging the possibility that its Baby Powder product may contain asbestos. In what may be one of the best demonstrations of “deny, deny, deny” ever seen, the J&J refrain can almost be recited from memory at this point: “Johnson’s Baby Powder does not contain asbestos or cause cancer.” Even when faced with ...
J&J Baby Powder Pulled from Store Shelves Over Asbestos Contamination
Posted November 5, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
After months of vehement denials over the presence of asbestos in the talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, certain bottles of the product have been removed from store shelves over concerns of contamination with…asbestos. The move is the latest development in a saga that has torched the reputation of a company that has staked much of that reputation on wholesomeness and providing goods ...
J&J Talc Denials Now Focus of Criminal Probe
Posted August 26, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
When it comes to denials of wrongdoing, few corporations come close to the vigor with which Johnson & Johnson officials have denied the presence of asbestos in their talc-based products. “Johnson & Johnson is committed to defending these cases based on the strong scientific evidence that talc does not cause cancer.” In another statement released after a jury awarded a plaintiff $300 million having found ...
Latest Talc-Asbestos Case Adds $300 Million to J&J’s Losses
Posted June 18, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
The losses continue to pile up for the world’s largest healthcare goods manufacturer and a company that has staked its image and reputation on trustworthiness, wholesomeness, and products you can feel good about bringing home to your family. A New York jury, however, has peeled away yet another layer of that image and found the company responsible for a woman’s development of mesothelioma.
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