Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits
The company stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the U.S. in 2020, switching to a cornstarch product.The litigation resumed in March 2025, after being put on hold for more than three years during J&J’s repeated failed attempts to resolve the lawsuits through a shell company’s bankruptcy.
- ▪The company stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the U.S. in 2020, switching to a cornstarch product.The litigation resumed in March 2025, after being put on hold for more than three years during J&J’s repeated failed attempts to
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- ▪ Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to settle talc lawsuits — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5bn settlement in talc cancer lawsuit — The Guardian — US
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson settles US talcum powder lawsuit with $5.5bn payout — International homepage
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits — Daily Maverick
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5 bln to settle talc-related cancer lawsuits — World News
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5-billion settlement of talc lawsuits — Rappler
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson announces $7 billion settlement of talc lawsuits — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits — BBC News — Business
- ▪ J&J offers $5.5bn settlement in lawsuits claiming talc link to cancer — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson announces US$5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5-billion settlement in baby powder lawsuits — The Globe and Mail
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Johnson & Johnson said on Monday (July 28, 2026) it has reached a $5.5 billion settlement that will resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer.Also Read | J&J must pay $15 million to man who says its talc caused his cancer, U.S. jury findsJ&J said the settlement will resolve about 69,000 cases consolidated in federal court and related cases in state court, totalling 99.75% of the remaining talc claims. Plaintiffs’ law firms confirmed the deal on Monday (July 27), saying that it was a good resolution after a decade-long court battle.J&J won a significant court victory in the long-running legal battle last week, when a federal judge cast doubt on individual plaintiffs’ ability to prove that talc specifically caused…
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