USA: Jury awards $70 million to woman with ovarian cancer allegedly caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder
"Woman who says Johnson & Johnson baby powder gave her ovarian cancer awarded $70m in damages", 28 Oct 2016
...A St. Louis jury has awarded a California woman more than $70 million in her lawsuit alleging that years of using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused her cancer, the latest case raising concerns about the health ramifications of extended talcum powder use...
...The suit accused Johnson & Johnson of “negligent conduct” in making and marketing its baby powder.
...Carol Goodrich, a spokeswoman with Johnson & Johnson, said [...] “We will appeal today's verdict because we are guided by the science, which supports the safety of Johnson's Baby Powder.”...
...About 2,000 women have filed similar suits,[...] most generated by ads touting the two big verdicts out of St. Louis - a $72 million award in February to relatives of an Alabama woman who died of ovarian cancer, and a $55 million award in May to a South Dakota survivor of the disease...
... Johnson & Johnson has been targeted before by health and consumer groups over ingredients in its products, including [...] shampoo...