"Irish women to sue over alleged talcum powder link to cancer", 21 Nov 2016

At least 20 Irish women are planning to sue consumer multinational Johnson & Johnson over an alleged link between their ovarian cancer and use of the company’s talcum powder. Solicitors representing the women plan to issue proceedings early in the New Year though a decision about going ahead with a full case will not be made until the results of litigation in the US are known...Johnson & Johnson has lost three trials in the US over claims that its talc can cause ovarian cancer, with a jury in the most recently decided case awarding a Californian woman more than $70 million...Dublin solicitor Bryan Fox says he represents up to 20 women who believe long-term use of talc contributed to their ovarian cancer.  Some of the women are deceased and the cases will be taken on behalf of their estates.  “Talc is a mineral that is mined and, in the past, it often contained impurities. Johnson & Johnson was the market leader for this product, both in Ireland and elsewhere,” he says...A spokesman for Johnson & Johnson said it could not discuss litigation...