Defective Products

New talc lawsuits are being filed in courts around the U.S. The most recent was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 9, 2016, on behalf of a woman who died of ovarian cancer at the age of 58. But American women are not the only victims of…

There has been a push over the last few years for “organic” foods and products. (Try Google searching the words “organic clothing” if you need more proof.) We justify it in various ways – a return to a simpler time, the overexposure to chemicals by workers in all trades, the science that says human growth…

Mega-company Johnson & Johnson is the brand we trust; they make Band-Aids, Listerine, and soothing creams, and they’ve been around for years. That trust is eroding. In response to allegations that talc causes ovarian cancer, the company’s official position has been outright denial. The refusal to acknowledge a problem isn’t a new issue; J&J lied…

Class action lawsuits have their place. The concept has a complicated and storied past, but suffice it to say that class action lawsuits come into play when a large number of people have the same complaint about a defendant. In case you missed it, mega drug maker Johnson & Johnson has been to trial twice…

Two juries have now sided with plaintiffs in lawsuits against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, awarding a combined $127 million in damages. Those lawsuits claims that the plaintiffs’ use of talc-based feminine hygiene products led to their developing ovarian cancer. These decisions are very important, and not only because they hold J&J accountable for their…

By now, news of Johnson & Johnson’s two losses in court, over the link between their feminine products containing talc and consumers’ diagnoses of ovarian cancer, has spread. They are appealing those losses, which total $127 million. It appears there is a link between talc and ovarian cancer after two different juries have found such…

From their cribs, to their clothing and toys, infants and children come into contact with dozens of products each day. As parents, we tend to take for granted that all of these products are safe and that they will perform in the way that the manufacturer promised they would. Most products do perform as advertised,…

The family of Jackie Fox has filed suit against Johnson & Johnson, claiming that their Shower to Shower talc product contributed to the ovarian cancer that caused her death at age 62. The suit alleges that Johnson & Johnson has been aware of studies linking talc and ovarian cancer for more than 30 years, and…