Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay up to $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits alleging the company's talc-based baby powder caused cancer, quadrupling its initial proposal to resolve the suits.. The ...

Johnson & Johnson—which denies claims against its powder—set aside $8.9 billion in its bankruptcy filing last year to resolve some 40,000 cases, though that plan was subsequently shot down by ...

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits that alleged its talcum baby powder caused cancer, the company said in a statement.

And earlier this month, an Oregon woman who said she developed mesothelioma from using J&J’s talc-based products was awarded $260 million in damages, WTVR reported. Johnson & Johnson still faces ...

Johnson & Johnson has reached tentative agreement to resolve talc baby powder claims with more than 40 states, the world's biggest maker of health care products confirmed on Tuesday.

The U.S. Justice Department is currently investigating Johnson & Johnson to discover if the company knowingly withheld important safety information from consumers, Bloomberg reports. Johnson ...

Johnson & Johnson maintains that the baby powder — which it no longer sells — is safe and doesn't cause cancer. A U.S. government-led analysis of 250,000 women, ...

Johnson’s baby powder has long been the healthcare giant’s iconic product. But in recent years, it’s triggered an uproar around the company. Tens of thousands of lawsuits were filed against ...

His research found that 18 out of 27 bottles of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder which were tested, or 67%, were positive for asbestos, while 18 out of 23 bottles of Johnson & Johnson's Shower to ...

Johnson & Johnson, the infamous pharmaceutical, who is known for Aveeno moisturizers, Band-Aids, Benadryl, and of course, their signature baby powder – has been struck with a recall.As many know ...

Illinois is one of 42 states, plus Washington ,D.C., that alleged Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers, in advertisements, about the safety of some of its talc powder pro… ...

During the course of two days, a molecular biology and microscopy expert was questioned extensively about whether there was asbestos in Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and if Pat Matthey had been ...