New Talcum Powder Lawsuit Filed In California
A new Johnson & Johnson's baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit was filed in California accusing the health care company of fraud, breach of implied warranty and a number of other claims revolving around their talcum powder products.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - Another baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson, this time in California. Talcum powder attorneys representing the plaintiff have claimed that the health care company acted negligently in its dealings with ovarian cancer research that found a link between the disease and Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products. The claim joins more than 1,000 talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits currently pending nationwide seeking damages from the company. A recent settlement over the talcum powder claims resulted in $72 million in damages ordered to be paid from Johnson & Johnson to the plaintiff, who had died months before the trial began.
The plaintiff in the recent California baby powder cancer lawsuit also passed away, in this case years before the suit was filed. Eva Maria Threadgill contracted ovarian cancer in 1998 and passed away from the disease in 2012. The talcum powder lawsuit brings claims against Johnson & Johnson and a number of other companies involved in the substances marketing and production. The allegations state that that Ms. Threadgill used baby powder products for 25 years leading up to her ovarian cancer diagnosis.
Threadgill is being represented in the case by her husband Soren, who will pursue damages for Johnson & Johnson's alleged role in his wife's premature death. The talcum powder cancer lawsuit was likely filed years after Mrs. Threadgill's death because of the recent uptick in news regarding the link between ovarian cancer and talcum powder. Many women who may not have been aware of talcum powder's scientifically researched link to ovarian cancer may be learning of the connection for the first time years after the side effects took hold.
As a result, number of new Johnson & Johnson's baby powder cancer lawsuits are being filed around the country as potential plaintiffs learn of the details surrounding the link between regular genital talcum powder use and an increased risk for the contraction of ovarian cancer. The $72 million settlement that was found in favor of the plaintiff this past February in St. Louis has caused the news of talcum powder's link to ovarian cancer to spread exponentially in the past few months.
The baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit in California claims that Johnson & Johnson marketed their talcum powder products with the slogan "Just a sprinkle a day keeps the odor away" after they had become aware of the research linking them to an increased risk for ovarian cancer. The talcum powder lawyers representing the plaintiff claims that this marketing negligently put consumers at risk for the ovarian cancer dangers posed by their baby powder products. In addition to marketing the talcum powder for everyday use, the talcum powder attorneys have claimed that Johnson & Johnson also failed to affix a warning label to their products after becoming aware of the research supporting a link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer.
This is a claim included in most of the more than 1,200 talcum powder lawsuits currently pending around the country as Johnson & Johnson allegedly did not include the warning labels as they would have negatively affected the marketability of their talcum powder products. The California baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit claimed that not including a warning label on talcum powder packaging was a breach of implied warranty by the company and is one of the charges that have been filed in the lawsuit.
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