J&J, Colgate Ordered to Pay Almost $10 Million in Talc Case
- Dying woman blamed body powders for her asbestos-linked cancer
- It’s J&J’s 11th loss in trials brought by users of baby powder
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Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive Co. must pay almost $10 million to a dying California woman who blamed the companies’ talc-based products for her rare cancer.
The jury verdict in state court in Oakland is another setback for J&J, the world’s largest maker of health-care products, marking its 11th loss since trials over cancer claims tied to J&J’s talc-based powders began in 2016, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.