For decades, talc-based products may have been contaminated with asbestos, a mineral that’s known to cause cancer. However, many manufacturers resisted adding warning labels about the risks of ovarian ...

For decades, research has shown talcum powder products may contain asbestos and put users at risk of cancer. Talcum powder lawsuit updates have continued to evolve as claims progress through the legal ...

Johnson & Johnson told a judge its $9 billion proposal to settle baby powder cancer claims in bankruptcy court is the only viable way to end more than 15 years of litigation, while opponents assailed ...

Lawyers for Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Red River Talc, which filed the Chapter 11 case last year, insisted that 75% or more of talc claimants voted in favor of the plan, but a coalition ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has published a new assessment of talc’s potential to cause cancer, concluding that is it ‘probably carcinogenic’ to humans.

A Johnson & Johnson unit working to resolve massive cancer litigation in bankruptcy court was accused by a former head of the US Food and Drug Administration of making misleading claims that the ...

Johnson & Johnson faces accusations that voting improprieties led 82% of an estimated 93,000 talc claimants to support the plan. A critical trial in Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder bankruptcy ...

In a bid to put litigation over the safety of its talc products into the rearview mirror, Johnson & Johnson has added another $1.1 billion to its settlement offer, according to media reports.

The number of new federal lawsuits fell 14% in the 2024 fiscal year as a result of a decline in mass tort litigation driven ...

Johnson & Johnson's spin-off of Kenvue has created two resilient defensive stocks in the healthcare sector, ideal for ...

A British mum has a rare addiction - eating a bottle of Johnson's baby powder every day. Lisa Anderson, 44, started ingesting the talcum powder 15 years ago, after using it on her young son following ...