Johnson & Johnson Talc Lawsuit Settlement | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Johnson & Johnson is offering a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve over 76,000 lawsuits claiming their talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer — a legal saga spanning years and multiple failed attempts at resolution. While the company insists its products are safe and the claims lack scientific merit, it halted sales in the U.S. and Canada in 2020. The deal hinges on broad claimant approval and also covers past asbestos-related mesothelioma cases, with separate litigation ongoing in the UK. This move signals the company’s intent to close this chapter and refocus on its core mission: delivering life-saving medicines and devices. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f1a4cf20b3e9fdc0