A Philadelphia jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $250,000 to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer, linking it to the company’s talc-based products. This verdict follows a $40 million ruling in December for two other women with similar claims. These outcomes are significant as J&J faces over 67,000 talc lawsuits and has appealed the recent $250,000 ruling, with more trials expected throughout the year.
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Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $250,000 in Talc Ovarian Cancer Trial
A Philadelphia jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $250,000 to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer, linking it to the company’s talc-based products. This verdict follows a $40 million ruling in December for two other women with similar claims. These outcomes are significant as J&J faces over 67,000 talc lawsuits and has appealed the recent $250,000 ruling, with more trials expected throughout the year.