J&J must pay $72 million for cancer death linked to talcum powder

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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million of damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades.

In a verdict announced late Monday night, jurors in the circuit court of St. Louis awarded the family of Jacqueline Fox $10 million of actual damages and $62 million of punitive damages, according to the family's lawyers and court records.

The verdict is the first by a U.S. jury to award damages over the claims, the lawyers said.

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Oh boy, who knew that baby powder, which is widely used, can actually be harmful?
Think of the millions of people who use baby powder on a  daily basis

Johnson & Johnson faces claims that it, in an effort to boost sales, failed for decades to warn consumers that its talc-based products could cause cancer. About 1,000 cases have been filed in Missouri state court, and another 200 in New Jersey.

As usual, it's all about the money.
Bottom line, consumers are on their own to research about the safety of a product, due to the fact companies like to hide the possible dangers all for the almighty dollar

Fox, who lived in Birmingham, Alabama, claimed she used Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for feminine hygiene for more than 35 years before being diagnosed three years ago with ovarian cancer. She died in October at age 62.

Jurors found Johnson & Johnson liable for fraud, negligence and conspiracy, the family's lawyers said. Deliberations lasted four hours, following a three-week trial.

Jere Beasley, a lawyer for Fox's family, said Johnson & Johnson "knew as far back as the 1980s of the risk," and yet resorted to "lying to the public, lying to the regulatory agencies." He spoke on a conference call with journalists.

Now that is scary indeed
I feel for her family and the hell that they have been put through

There was another case against J&J back in 2013

In October 2013, a federal jury in Sioux Falls, South Dakota found that plaintiff Deane Berg's use of Johnson & Johnson's body powder products was a factor in her developing ovarian cancer. Nevertheless, it awarded no damages, court records show.

 As with any powerful company out for only themselves.........deny, deny, deny
Yeah well, let's see how all the other trials play out now that this family has won their day in court.

[Minstrel]

What a crime... Something that seems so innocent and clean and pure...is a new devil

One thing is certain - unless you wear some kind of mask when working with the stuff - you can't escape ingesting it through the eyes, nose, mouth/lungs. What about the babies? Does it only cause cancer in adults?

[senona]

What a crime... Something that seems so innocent and clean and pure...is a new devil

One thing is certain - unless you wear some kind of mask when working with the stuff - you can't escape ingesting it through the eyes, nose, mouth/lungs. What about the babies? Does it only cause cancer in adults?

Very good question about the babies and does it effect them in the long term

So far, all they have mentioned is causing ovarian cancer in women