street. PAUL, MINNESOTA — A Minnesota jury on Friday awarded $65.5 million to a mother of three who claimed talc products made by… Johnson & Johnson It exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing cancer of the lining of her lungs.
Jurors decided that plaintiff Anna Jane Houghton Carley, 37, should receive compensation from Johnson & Johnson after using baby powder throughout her childhood and later developed mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer caused primarily by exposure to the carcinogen asbestos.
Johnson & Johnson said he would appeal the ruling.
During a 13-day trial in Ramsey County Circuit Court, Carly’s legal team argued that the pharmaceutical giant sold and marketed talc-based products to consumers despite knowing they might be contaminated with asbestos. Carly’s lawyers also said her family was never warned about the potential risks while using the product on their child. The product was taken off shelves in the United States in 2020.
“This case wasn’t just about compensation. It was about truth and accountability,” Carly’s attorney, Ben Braley, said.
Eric Haas, Global Vice President of Litigation at Johnson & Johnson said that the baby powder produced by the company is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer. The Court of Appeal is expected to overturn the decision.
The ruling is the latest development in a long-running legal battle over allegations that talc found in Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower body powder was linked to ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, which affects the lungs and other organs. Johnson & Johnson Stop selling Powder made of talc worldwide in 2023.
“These lawsuits are based on ‘junk science,’ which has been disproven by decades of studies proving Johnson’s & Haas said in a statement after the ruling was issued: Johnson’s Baby Powder is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer.
Earlier this month, a Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million to two women who claimed Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder caused ovarian cancer. In October, another jury in California ordered the company to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma, claiming she developed cancer because the baby powder she used was contaminated with asbestos.