A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $250,000 to the family of Gayle Emerson, who claimed Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder caused her ovarian cancer. This verdict marks a win for plaintiffs in the ongoing nationwide talc litigation against J&J, which faces over 67,000 lawsuits alleging its products caused cancer. The company maintains its products are safe, but has a mixed record in previous talc trials and multiple attempts to resolve the litigation through bankruptcy have been rejected.
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Pennsylvania jury finds Johnson & Johnson liable for cancer in latest talc trial
A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $250,000 to the family of Gayle Emerson, who claimed Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder caused her ovarian cancer. This verdict marks a win for plaintiffs in the ongoing nationwide talc litigation against J&J, which faces over 67,000 lawsuits alleging its products caused cancer. The company maintains its products are safe, but has a mixed record in previous talc trials and multiple attempts to resolve the litigation through bankruptcy have been rejected.