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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

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

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

Government experts urge new talc testing standards amid asbestos worries

January 15, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

An expert panel formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed asbestos testing standards for cosmetics that reject long-held industry positions and reflect those of public health authorities and experts for thousands of plaintiffs who allege contaminated talc products caused their cancers. The most significant recommendation [ … [Read more...]

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

Powder Keg: FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc

December 9, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a hotel near Washington, D.C., to discuss the best way to detect cancer-causing asbestos in talc powders and cosmetics. The “Asbestos in Talc Symposium,” sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration [ and intended to investigate asbestos in talc powders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma

Recall: FDA Sees Trace Asbestos in J&J Baby Powder

October 25, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

A shipment of baby powder has been recalled by Johnson & Johnson after U.S. authorities found asbestos in it. The recall comes after months of denial from the company about the presence of the cancer-causing substance in its talc-based products, The New York Times reported [October 19, 2019]. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

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