Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $40 million to two women in latest talc trial
A California jury in the U.S. on Friday (December 12, 2025) awarded 40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer.The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court awarded 18 million to Monica Kent and $22 million to Deborah Schultz and her husband after finding that Johnson & Johnson knew for years its talc-based products were dangerous but failed to warn consumers.Erik Haas, Johnson & Johnson’s worldwide vice president of litigation, said in a statement the ...