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Talcum Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit

Johnson & Johnson knew the risks. Find out if you have a case!

Update: The Miller firm team has been working hard on the Talc Litigation from state courts in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Delaware to the New Jersey Federal Court that is handling the MDL. Recently, in the MDL, Judge Wolfson denied J&J’s Motion that asked the Court to appoint an “independent” panel of experts to educate the jury on Talc. Judge Wolfson denied their motion noting that Plaintiffs’ experts are well-qualified to educate the jury about Talc and that an independent panel is not necessary and that it might even confuse the issues. Now that most of the general issues surrounding how the litigation will proceed have been resolved in the MDL, the Miller firm team has been conducting case specific discovery on a select number of cases that were randomly selected from the cases pending on Judge Wolfson’s docket. These cases have the potential to be the first federal bellwether trial, which could shape the future of the litigation against J&J. The final determination on which cases will proceed to a bellwether trial will occur around March or April of the year. Beyond the MDL, the Miller firm team has cases pending trial dates in California, Illinois, Delaware, and Pennsylvania state courts that the Miller Firm team is preparing for trial. In particular, a lot of effort has gone into cases remanded out of the MDL to Pennsylvania where the Miller Firm team has two trial dates pending. Recently, you might have seen an article in the news regarding settlement. While it is true that one firm has come to a settlement agreement with J&J to settle its cases, we believe that better financial terms can be reached. This is especially true considering that no trials have taken place in the MDL, which is where most cases are pending. While news of settlement is overall good news, please keep in mind that this is a process. The Miller Firm, as your attorneys, will inform you if we your case receives an offer of settlement. The deadly ingredient? Talc—a natural mineral composed of magnesium, silicon, and oxygen containing microscopic particulate known to cause cancer when inhaled. 16x increased risk of ovarian cancer When women apply talc externally, fine particles can travel up through the uterus and fallopian tubes to the ovaries, where the particles lodge into the tissue and cultivate cancer. Recent research found using talcum powder regularly raises ovarian cancer risk from 2% to 33%.

Put another way: Women who have used talc (Baby Powder or Shower to Shower®) for ongoing hygiene may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer up to 16 times higher than women who have not.

Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has known the dangers of talcum powder for more than 40 years, court records show. It continued to promote Shower to Shower Absorbent Body Powder® as a feminine hygiene product specifically for use in the genital (perineal) area. And their promotion worked: Many women have used this popular body powder every day for decades. Now, longtime customers who are cancer victims and their survivors are filing suit.

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All you wanted was an effective personal hygiene product you could trust.
Now, you want justice.

  • Your inquiry will be confidential.

The First Verdict Is In:
  • Fraud
  • Negligence
  • Conspiracy

Jury finds J&J LIABLE for
$72 million in damages!

The Miller Firm is now accepting cases in which talcum powder (Baby Powder or Shower to Shower Absorbent Body Powder®) may have caused ovarian cancer. For a free consultation, contact us today.

What Do Experts Say About the Dangers of Talc?

In 1971, researchers started to notice a link between talc and ovarian cancer, finding that 10 out of 12 cancerous ovarian tissue samples contained talc particles.

In 1982, Harvard Medical School Professor, Dr Daniel Cramer, MD, published the first study correlating talc to malignant tumors in a peer-reviewed medical journal titled Cancer.

Since then, over 20 epidemiological studies have demonstrated the cancerogenic risks of talc powers when used regularly for feminine hygiene.

In fact, researchers believe that the microscopic talc particulate in Shower to Shower ® and other products raise the risk of ovarian cancer from 1 out 50 to an alarming 1 out of 3.

Has anyone won a talcum powder case against Johnson & Johnson?

On February 25, 2016, a Missouri court found Johnson & Johnson guilty of fraud, negligence, and conspiracy, awarding the deceased victim’s family $10 million in actual damages and $62 million in punitive damages.

In this case, the victim, Jacqueline Fox, died at just 62 years old after 30 years of using Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower® for feminine hygiene. The jury took just 3 hours to deliberate and return a guilty verdict against J&J.

Nationwide, about 1,200 victims and their families had filed lawsuits by that date, and after this historic verdict, more victims began coming forth to seek justice.

What about Johnson’s Baby Powder? Is that dangerous to children or adults?

The $72 million Missouri verdict says: Yes. Women who applied Johnson’s Baby Powder to the genital area are also at significant risk of ovarian cancer. And although research has not linked the topical use of talc in children to cancer, studies show other dangers exist. For example:

  • Talcum powder: when inhaled, can cause life-threatening respiratory problems in children and adults requiring an immediate visit to the emergency room.
  • Some studies show prolonged exposure to airborne talc also causes cancer. For example, people who worked in talc mines have developed mesothelioma, the same type of cancer that develops after prolonged exposure to asbestos.

Did J&J know Shower to Shower caused ovarian cancer?

Yes.

  • Court documents show Johnson & Johnson has known for almost 40 years.
  • More than 20 studies, conducted as early as 1971, have confirmed a link.

Johnson & Johnson failed to act—even in 1999, when J&J medical consultant Alfred Wehner wrote a letter to the company likening its talc marketing as akin to selling cigarettes, “denying the obvious in the face of all the evidence to the contrary.”

Why didn’t the FDA protect me from the dangers of talc-based Shower to Shower?

The FDA does not require the approval of cosmetic products and ingredients. If the FDA learns that a product contains an unsafe ingredient such as asbestos, however, it can take action. At this time, the FDA does not test talc-based products for asbestos, which was banned from talc products more than four decades ago.

Talc is dangerous with or without asbestos

Until 1973, it was legal to sell talc containing asbestos, known to cause cancer. Since then, several studies have shown that even with asbestos removed, the remaining microscopic talc particulate in Shower to Shower® and other body powders raises the risk of ovarian cancer from 2% to between 20% and 33%. Contact us now

Do I have a case against Johnson & Johnson?

If you have or have had ovarian cancer and you have ever used Johnson & Johnson talcum powder (Baby Powder or Shower to Shower Absorbent Body Powder®) in the genital area, you may have a lawsuit against manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. If a family member has died from ovarian cancer and may have used talcum powder, we also welcome your call. Please contact us for a free legal consultation. A lawyer will individually review your case. If you meet case criteria, we will pursue your case as an individual lawsuit—not a class action.

Please call 800-882-2525 for your free consultation. Our firm can represent clients in any of the 50 states.

Through the use of local counsel and co-counsel, cases are reviewed nationwide.

Will I pay my legal costs up front?

No. An attorney will review your case for free. If our legal team determines that you have a case, you pay your lawyer nothing unless you win your individual suit. If your case meets our criteria, we will pursue it as an individual lawsuit—not a class action. If you live anywhere in the United States, we can represent you. Please call 800-882-2525.

How long will a lawsuit take?

Depositions could last two to three years, so it’s important to act now to obtain a lawyer and begin the legal process. Please call 800-882-2525. Lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson have just started to be filed. Get started with an attorney now so you receive compensation as soon as possible.

What makes the Miller Firm the best choice to represent me against Johnson & Johnson?

When you select the Miller Firm to handle your individual lawsuit, you are not just hiring healthcare attorneys with decades of experience going up against large corporations. Our law firm’s staff also includes doctors and nurses who understand and can help document every aspect of your case. Our staff knows the law. We know the medical science. And we know the effects of talcum powder: Not just the physical effects—a devastating or even terminal illness. Not just the practical costs—medical expenses, lost work time. But the emotional ones—the fear, the worry, the anger.

Johnson & Johnson’s negligence has put many innocent lives at risk, and now victims have a chance to fight back. At Miller Firm, we apply our expertise in medical malpractice and personal injury law to bring you the justice that you and your family deserve. Your lawyer will aggressively fight for justice, and not as a class action law case, but as an individual lawsuit.

Johnson & Johnson lied when it said talcum powder was safe.

For years, Johnson & Johnson® has used lucrative marketing schemes to target women, making them believe talcum powder should be part of their daily hygiene routines.

“Just a sprinkle a day help keep the odor away” is a common slogan for their Shower to Shower Absorbent Body Powder ®. But what they failed to disclose to consumers was the health risks associated with that daily sprinkle.

In its natural form, talc powder contains asbestos—a substance we now know causes cancer. And until 1973, it was legal for talc products to contain this dangerous ingredient. However, even after asbestos was outlawed, researchers continued to notice a link between talc particulate and ovarian cancer.

For decades, victims have suffered due to Johnson & Johnson’s negligence. They’ve continued to ignore scientific studies that prove the dangers of talc and ignore the personal testimonies of victims and their families.

Johnson & Johnson knew the risks, but they continued to market their products as safe to use “all over” the body.

All you wanted was an effective personal hygiene product you could trust. Now, you want justice.

Please call 800-882-2525 for your free legal consultation.

We want justice, too.

Here at the Miller Firm, we have a proven track record of successfully defending clients who have been victimized by corporations like Johnson and Johnson. Our lawyers have the passion, knowledge and expertise to defend your case and seek the just you so deserve.

If you believe you are a victim of Johnson and Johnson’s Shower to Shower or Baby Powder and have developed Talcum Ovarian Cancer after regular feminine hygiene use, contact our legal team for a free consultation today.

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