Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer.

Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5bn settlement in talc cancer lawsuit

Landmark deal covers about 76,000 claims and could end contentious, decade-long legal battle Johnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5bn to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby ⁠powder and other talc products caused ⁠ovarian cancer, in a landmark ​deal that could end a contentious, decade-long legal battle. Johnson & Johnson on Monday said the settlement covers about 76,000 claims, including ones consolidated in a federal court in New Jersey, and related cases i...

By Reuters

J&J offers $5.5bn settlement in lawsuits claiming talc link to cancer

Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $5.5bn to settle nearly 70,000 US lawsuits over talc-based baby powder cancer claims.

J&J reaches sweeping talc deal that could end decade of litigation

Johnson & Johnson said Monday it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products ​cause ovarian cancer.

Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5bn settlement over baby powder lawsuits

The landmark deal could end a contentious legal battle that has dogged the company for a decade

By Dietrich Knauth

Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits

Why Johnson & Johnson is paying $5.5 billion over baby powder lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson Offers $5.5 Billion Settlement For Talcum Powder Lawsuits

The proposed settlement aims to end a long-standing legal battle that has weighed on the New Jersey-based firm for years.

Johnson & Johnson unveils $5.5bn plan to end talc ovarian cancer litigation

By Bloomberg

J&J announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson said it would pay $5.5 billion to resolve tens of ⁠thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a landmark settlement aimed at closing a chapter of contentious litigation that has dogged the company for years.

Johnson & Johnson announces US$5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn to settle lawsuits, as it rejects claims talc products caused cancer

J&J said the settlement covers around 76,000 claims, representing nearly all remaining talc claims.

Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits

The deal must be accepted by 95% of the ovarian cancer claimants in state or federal court before it becomes final

By Reuters

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talcum-based products cause ovarian cancer.

By Abubakar Ibrahim