An Illinois plaintiff recently filed a new talc cancer lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, alleging their baby powder products led to a cancer diagnosis.

Plaintiff Cynhtia P. filed this talc cancer lawsuit as the personal representative of the estate of Tina S. Cynthia alleges that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder products, made with talc powder, led directly to Tina’s diagnosis with ovarian cancer and subsequent death.

According to the baby powder lawsuit, Tina began using talcum powder products from Johnson & Johnson in 2005 and continued this use through 2015. Tina died due to her ovarian cancer on March 14, 2015.

The talc cancer lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including failure to warn, defective manufacture and design, breach of express and implied warranties, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, civil conspiracy, punitive damages, and wrongful death, among several others.

Talc Cancer Lawsuits

Initially, many cancer patients may be unaware that their ovarian cancer could be connected with their (often quite long-term) use of talc-based baby powder products like those from Johnson & Johnson.

A growing number of ovarian cancer patients and their families are filing lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, alleging that the company’s baby powder products can cause talc cancer. In previous lawsuits, juries have found that Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately inform and warn its customers about the connection between its baby powder products and talc cancer. Even more lawsuits have been settled.

Thousands of women have filed talc cancer lawsuits so far, a number that is expected to grow.

Baby Powder Basics

Baby powder is a product that can absorb moisture and prevent chafing. Consumers most often use baby powder to prevent diaper rashes in their young children, but the product is also often used by adults as part of their daily hygiene routine. Johnson & Johnson has even advertised its baby powder as safe to use for feminine hygiene purposes.

Baby powder can be based on two different formulations: cornstarch and talc. It is talc-based powders that have been linked to a possible increased risk of ovarian cancer. Allegations of a link between talc-based powders such as Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder products and ovarian cancer have been cause for extreme concern among the women who have used this product or others like it.

Filing a Baby Powder Talc Cancer Lawsuit

Women involved in talc cancer lawsuits believe that companies that manufacture and market these baby powder products are responsible for providing adequate warnings of the risks involved in using their product.

Plaintiffs claim that adequate knowledge of these serious talc cancer risks would have prevented them from using the product, and therefore would have allowed them to avoid ovarian cancer diagnosis altogether.

If you or someone you know has used Johnson’s baby powder or a similar powder product containing talc and have since been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, you may be able to file a talc cancer lawsuit.

The Talc Cancer Lawsuit is Perez v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-01643, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.