Borotalco and Johnson & Johnson once again condemned by the judges. Here comes yet another setback for the company. The St. Louis court ordered her to compensate as many as 22 women, who sued J&J holding her responsible for their ovarian cancer due to the asbestos dust contained in the product.
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Borotalco and Johnson & Johnson once again condemned by the judges. Here comes yet another setback for the company. The St. Louis court ordered her to compensate as many as 22 women, who sued J&J holding her responsible for their ovarian cancer due to the asbestos dust contained in the product.
Another conviction, yet another maxi compensation for Johnson & Johnson which, according to the judges of the Court of St. Louis, in the USA, will have to pay 4,7 billion dollars in punitive and compensatory damages.
The process that lasted 5 weeks ended with the victory of the 22 women, who contracted ovarian cancer after prolonged use of the infamous Johnson & Johnson Borotalco, 6 of them unfortunately died because of the tumor.
Doctors who testified during the trial claim that asbestos, a notorious carcinogen, is mixed with talc, the main ingredient in some Johnson & Johnson products.
The women's lawyers said asbestos fibers and talcum particles were found in the ovarian tissues of many women.
A heterogeneous group, which came from various US states, from Missouri to Arizona, from the state of New York to North Dakota, passing through California, Georgia, Carolina and Texas. All with different lifestyles but united by the fact that they have used the J&J product for a long time.
One of the plaintiffs, Gail Ingham, 73, of O'Fallon, Missouri, said she discovered she had stage 3 ovarian cancer in 1985 and had undergone chemotherapy, surgery and drug treatments for a year. before she was completely healed in the early 90s.
Ms. Ingham has been using talcum powder for decades and despite the healing she decided to sue because women who use the product on babies “need to know what's inside. They need to know what's going on ”.
Johnson & Johnson called the verdict the result of an unfair trial that allowed women to sue the company in Missouri, despite the majority of them not living in the state and said it will appeal:
"Johnson & Johnson is confident, its products do not contain asbestos and do not cause ovarian cancer", he said spokesperson Carol Goodrich.
Mark Lanier, principal counsel to the 22 plaintiffs, said Johnson & Johnson has covered evidence of the presence of asbestos in its products for more than 40 years.
“We hope this verdict draws the attention of the J&J board and will guide it to better inform the medical community and the public about the connection between asbestos, talc and ovarian cancer,” Lanier said. "The company should eliminate talc from the market before causing further heartache, damage and death from a terrible disease."
To date, the company has been sued by more than 9.000 women, who accuse baby powder of contributing to their ovarian cancer. Johnson & Johnson has always denied any responsibility but in the meantime more and more condemnations continue to rain on it.
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