Despite Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to delay the next talcum powder trial, the trial of Nora Daniels, 56, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee will proceed on February 6, 2017. Ms. Daniels alleges that years of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused her ovarian cancer. Specially, the lawsuit, along with numerous others filed across the...
FDA Warns Against Ovarian Cancer Screening Tests
On September 7, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned women and their doctors that current tests being marketed as ovarian cancer screening tests are unreliable and could lead to false diagnoses. Summary of the Problem: The FDA described the problem in their recent safety communication as follows: Despite extensive research and published studies,...
MISSOURI JURY AWARDS $55 MILLION IN ANOTHER JOHNSON & JOHNSON TALC-POWDER VERDICT
For the second time in only a few months, a jury in St. Louis awarded $55 million in damages to Gloria Ristesund, a woman who used Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder for feminine hygiene more than 35 years before being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. On Monday, the jury agreed that Johnson and Johnson knew of...