Record 417m award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer.
Baby powder lawsuit 2017.
The award of damages in the talcum powder lawsuit judgment includes 70 million in compensatory damages and 347 million in punitive damages.
Los angeles ap a los angeles jury on monday ordered johnson johnson to pay a record 417 million to a.
A los angeles jury on monday ordered johnson johnson to pay a record 417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company s iconic baby powder causes.
On august 21 2017.
On monday august 21 2017 a california jury awarded 417 million to a 63 year old woman who developed ovarian cancer after using johnson johnson baby powder for several decades.
All of the lawsuits claim that since the 1970s j j has been aware of research linking feminine hygiene use of talcum powder to ovarian cancer.