Tuesday, August 22
Jury Awards $417M To Single Plaintiff In Lawsuit Linking Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder To Woman's Ovarian Cancer
A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417million to a terminally ill woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.
The lawsuit was brought by Eva Echeverria, of California, who alleged Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn consumers about the potential cancer risks of talcum powder.
Echeverria developed ovarian cancer as a 'proximate result of the unreasonably dangerous and
defective nature of talcum powder,' Echeverria said in her lawsuit.
Echeverria's attorney, Mark Robinson, said his client hoped the verdict would lead Johnson & Johnson to include additional warnings on its products.
'Mrs. Echeverria is dying from this ovarian cancer and she said to me all she wanted to do was to help the other women throughout the whole country who have ovarian cancer for using Johnson & Johnson for 20 and 30 years,' Robinson said.
'She really didn't want sympathy,' he added. 'She just wanted to get a message out to help these other women.'
Echeverria, 63, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007. During the four-week trial, she testified via video that she had used the powder for more than 40 years, beginning at age 11, and would have stopped using it earlier had the product come with a warning label, reported Morningstar.com.
Johnson & Johnson spokeswoman Carol Goodrich said in a statement that the company will appeal the jury's verdict.
She says while the company sympathizes with those impacted by ovarian cancer, she says science supports the safety of Johnson's baby powder.
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