Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $8.9 billion over 25 years to settle lawsuits from tens of thousands of people who claim that its talc products, including baby powder, cause cancer. Despite these assurances, the pharmaceutical giant remains defiant and continues to request renewed protection from creditors for its talc-producing subsidiary.

Johnson & Johnson is embroiled in an overwhelming number of ovarian cancer talcum powder lawsuits related to its talc-based baby powder. There is an abundance of evidence that their talc has cancer-causing contaminants, along with evidence that the company knew about the dangers that their baby powder posed to the public. As a result of […]

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A federal judge ruled Johnson & Johnson cannot use bankruptcy for its baby powder product to stop a lawsuit against it.

Despite the risks of talc, many companies continue to use the ingredient in their products.

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