“The sad part is, she had to learn about it from lawyer ads, while Johnson & Johnson tried to hide the truth from her”, Salter said.
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The lead attorneys in a $72 million jury award are sending out a warning about talcum powder and the risk of ovarian cancer.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been ordered to pay million to a family of a woman that died from ovarian cancer.
Well, a Missouri state jury agreed, ruling against Johnson & Johnson, the makers of a talcum-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower talc reportedly used by Fox.
In a verdict pronounced late Monday night, jurors in the circuit court of St Louis awarded the family of $62 million of punitive damages and Jacqueline Fox $10 million of actual damages, as stated by the family’s lawyers and court records. “This is the first time for a US jury to award damages over the claims”. Jacqueline Fox died in October, at 62, after using J&J powder products for 35 years.
Johnson & Johnson faces claims that it, in a attempt to boost sales, neglected to warn consumers that its talc-based products could cause cancer.
According to Reuters, about 1,000 cases have been filed in Missouri state court, and another 200 in New Jersey against the company on charges of being aware of the risks as far back as the 1980 but allegedly choosing profits over the lives of its customers. After her cancer diagnosis, Jackie Fox joined dozens of women suing the company for what they said was a failure to inform consumers about the dangers of talc.
So the case essentially boils down to two questions: Does talc cause cancer and, if it does, did Johnson & Johnson know about it?
“The recent USA verdict goes against decades of sound science proving the safety of talc as a cosmetic ingredient in multiple products, and while we sympathize with the family of the plaintiff, we strongly disagree with the outcome”, Goodrich said.
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Some studies suggest a link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, but scientists say it’s not clear yet whether products containing talc can cause the disease.
