Johnson and Johnson to pay 72 million in cancer death linked to baby powder

[PortCityProphet]

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.

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.

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.

Carol Goodrich, a Johnson & Johnson spokeswoman, said: "We have no higher responsibility than the health and safety of consumers, and we are disappointed with the outcome of the trial. We sympathize with the plaintiff's family but firmly believe the safety of cosmetic talc is supported by decades of scientific evidence."

Trials in several other talc lawsuits have been set for later this year, according to Danielle Mason, who also represented Fox's family at trial.

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.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO) now owns the Shower to Shower brand but was not a defendant in the Fox case.

The case is Hogans et al v. Johnson & Johnson et al, Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, No. 1422-CC09012.



(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York. Additional reporting by Jessica Dye in New York; editing by Steve Orlofsky and Alan Crosby)

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

I got some baby powder under my sink right now

 

[Michael9100]

@Medicate


Another reason why cancer rates are high

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

fukk

I powder my nuts in the summér pause n/h



Fukk I'm gon do now

 

[concise]

fukk

I powder my nuts in the summér pause n/h



Fukk I'm gon do now

I do the same.

 

[BamdaDon]

The shower gel too ?that's all my baby's use to wash up.

 

[emerald]

i guess you could make your own from scratch or buy a talc free dusting powder. J&J makes one with cornstarch. I'm not sure how absorbent it is or how it would feel on a mans nutsack.

 

[MexicanKingpin]

Can't trust shyt out here.

 

[newworldafro]

Never felt the need to baby powder my balls. You sweat, you sweat. Wonder when and how tysy became popular. Wash your balls right before you have intimacy if you concerned about ball musk. That's just me

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

Gotta use cornstarch powder. Powder on your body is some country ass shyt anyway. Stop doing that!

 

[mortuus est]

Can't trust shyt out here.

the thing is if you read the back description it probably states all the toxic chemicals used to create the product lol

 

[.༼-◕_◕-༽.]

They have known about this for the past 30+ years. I thought this was common knowledge because I was warned about this.

 

[wickedsm]

We need to know what extra ingredients are in the shower to shower vs the regular baby powder.

 

[Bless't]

Lord please dont let the J&J baby oil get me.

 

[miranda]

Gotta use cornstarch powder. Powder on your body is some country ass shyt anyway. Stop doing that!

it is super country, but i was taught to use it when i was younger. i used to use it everyday

 

[Splash]