Johnson & Johnson must pay more than $42 million to a Massachusetts man who alleges that he developed mesothelioma, a rare ...

In New Jersey, Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $186 million to four plaintiffs in a 2020 lawsuit that claimed baby powder caused their cancer.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

That amount was later reduced to $2.1 billion. Johnson & Johnson maintains that the baby powder — which it no longer sells — is safe and doesn't cause cancer.

In 2018, a Missouri court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $4.7 billion to 22 women claiming asbestos in the company’s talcum powder was linked to their cases of ovarian cancer.

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 products.

The complaint alleged that Pat Matthey's cancer was linked to the talc-based baby powder produced by Johnson & Johnson. A jury on Thursday ruled in the company's favor.