Slater & Zurz LLP

$5

Product Liability

Jury awarded to 22 women for causing ovarian cancer due to the frequent use of baby powder products.

$2

Product Liability

Missouri appeals court upholds jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson in favor of 20 women who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder. The company knew its product could be contaminated by asbestos, a known carcinogen, but continued marketing it without warning. The verdict included $500 million in compensatory damages ($25 million each) and $1.6 billion in punitive damages (reduced from $4 billion).

$417

Product Liability

Jury awarded to Eva Echeverria, who used baby powder daily starting in the 1950s and was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer.

$187

Product Liability

New Jersey jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for damages to four plaintiffs diagnosed with mesothelioma.

$110

Product Liability

St. Louis jury awarded to Louis Slemp, who had used baby powder for more than 40 years and suffered from aggressive ovarian cancer that spread to her liver.

$72

Product Liability

Jury decided Johnson & Johnson was responsible for the death of Jacqueline Fox, who had been using talcum powder products for personal hygiene for over 35 years, causing ovarian cancer.