Davis & Crump

$5

Product Liability

Johnson & Johnson must pay nearly $4.7 billion in total damages to the 22 women and their families who claim that their signature talcum powder products caused them to develop ovarian cancer, says a Missouri jury. This verdict is the largest jury award in the U.S. so far in 2018. It is also the sixth-largest jury award in a product-defect lawsuit in U.S. history.

$124

Defective Drug

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and maker of the anti-psychotic drug, Risperdal. The company has been penalized $124 million by a South Carolina court after finding the drug maker had improperly marketed the drug Risperdal. This verdict is the largest drug marketing award in South Carolina state history and the largest penalty levied for violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act.

$72

Product Liability

Jury awarded $72 million ($10 million in actual damages and $62 in punitive damages) to Jacqueline Fox after finding her ovarian cancer and death were related to her use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.

$55

Product Liability

Jury awarded $55 million ($5 million in actual damages and $50 million in punitive damages) to a South Dakota woman who survived ovarian cancer, claiming the pharmaceutical company was responsible for gross negligence because it failed to warn consumers of the high association of cancer from long-term exposure to cosmetic talc.

$15M

Wrongful Death

Wrongful death judgment in a dram shop case against a tavern in Mississippi.

$6.5M

Defective Drug

26 year old EMT from Texas who lost ability to work because of drug reaction.