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Avon Hit With $40 Million Verdict in California Talc Lawsuit

December 29, 2022 By Thomas Lamb

Avon Products Inc. was ordered by a California jury to pay $10.3 million in punitive damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on talc in its cosmetics, in the first such case the company has lost in US litigation. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury that punished Avon Friday for hiding the risks that some of its talc-based powders can cause … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma lawsuits

J&J, 2-stepping through talc litigation, faces fresh claims it hid workers’ asbestos exposure

May 23, 2022 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson’s yearslong talc litigation saga has taken an unexpected turn. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan this week denied J&J’s bid to block a lawsuit [ in the talc litigation ] accusing the company of hiding evidence that its industrial talc operations exposed workers to asbestos, Bloomberg first reported. Decades back, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Exposure, Lawsuits, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc

Appeals court reinstates suit by Solano County woman against Johnson & Johnson over baby powder

September 22, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

A state appeals court reinstated a lawsuit Tuesday by the widow of a Solano County man who died of cancer after using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for most of his life. A judge had dismissed the suit by Douglas Strobel and his wife, Jo Ann Strobel, saying their medical witnesses had no firsthand evidence that the talcum in J&J’s Baby … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, talc, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder products

Talc-Based Beauty Products Found to be Contaminated with Asbestos

December 14, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Talc-based beauty products have been found to be contaminated with asbestos according to some recent news headlines.  How can this be? For years, cosmetics and personal care products have included a mineral ingredient called talc in their manufacturing process. Talc's original intention was to improve the texture and feel of products, absorb … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Chemical Firm BASF and Its Law Firm to Pay $72.5M to Close Talcum-Asbestos Claims

August 24, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve claims they hid evidence that certain talc products contained asbestos in an effort to scuttle thousands of lawsuits. Executives of BASF, along with lawyers from the New York-based Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, agreed to the joint … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Lawsuits, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, talcum powder products

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc baby powder in U.S. and Canada

June 4, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, it announced on Tuesday, saying demand had fallen in the wake of what it called “misinformation” about the product’s safety amid a barrage of legal challenges. J&J faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, baby powder, johnson & johnson, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Imerys signs agreement to end talc litigation in the United States

May 21, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Imerys announced on May 15 that it had reached agreement on a plan to end the [ talcum powder – asbestos litigation ] that resulted in the Chapter 11 (receivership) placement of its North American subsidiaries Imerys Talc America, Imerys Talc Vermont and Imerys Talc Canada. The group had announced at the end of 2018 that these three subsidiaries, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Bankruptcy, Law, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, bankruptcy, Imerys Talc America, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

FDA to hold public meeting on testing for asbestos in talc

February 5, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will examine asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics at a hearing on [ February 4, 2020 ]. Regulators are taking a closer look [ at asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics ] after finding asbestos, a known carcinogen, in several talc cosmetics and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Talc Tagged With: asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, talcum powder products

US FDA stands by asbestos talc results following J&J error claims

February 3, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it stands by its test results showing that samples of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder contained traces of asbestos. The agency’s position, shared with Chemical Watch this week, follows a December statement from the personal care giant J&J refuting an FDA test that [ found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Talc Tagged With: asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, talcum powder products

J&J CEO to testify at trial for first time on Baby Powder risks

January 28, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky was set to be called as a witness on [ January 27, 2020 ] in what would be his first appearance in a jury trial over allegations that the company’s Baby Powder causes cancer. Lawyers for three men and one woman who sued J&J subpoenaed [ Alex Gorsky ] in a trial playing out in a state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder products

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