Another baby powder lawsuit filed against pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson has linked talcum powder and cancer, alleging that the use of the company’s Shower to Shower product led directly to the death of a New York woman.

The plaintiff, Carol C., filed her baby powder lawsuit on behalf of her late mother, Harriet B. after Harriet’s death in 2016. Harriet was born in 1942 and used baby powder products from Johnson & Johnson’s for virtually her whole life as part of her daily feminine hygiene routine, says the plaintiff.

Unfortunately, Harriet was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on Feb. 10, 2014, and ultimately died from the disease just two years later, on April 14, 2016.

Harriet’s surviving daughter, Carol, filed the lawsuit on Harriet’s behalf, alleging that her mother’s death was a direct result of her continued exposure to Johnson & Johnson baby powder because of a link between talcum powder and cancer.

The lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including failure to warn, design defect, negligence, breach of express and implied warranties, survival action, and wrongful death, among others. The lawsuit was filed on March 8, 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

This use of Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower baby powder for feminine hygiene purposes is something that generations of women have done—and indeed, something that the company itself has advertised as a safe and effective usage for these generations of women, including Harriet, the lawsuit claims.

Link Between Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer

Some baby powder products are (or used to be) based off of a substance known as talc. However, studies have linked talcum powder and cancer risk. Furthermore, the use of talcum-based powders—including Johnson & Johnson’s popular Shower to Shower—in the genital area has been linked with an increased risk of ovarian cancer diagnosis.

While Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder products have been a popular option for decades, and has been advertised and used as a feminine hygiene product, an ever-growing pile of litigation claims that using the product in this manner may put women in danger of developing ovarian cancer.

Filing a Baby Powder Lawsuit

Lawsuits allege that Johnson & Johnson failed to give adequate warning about the risk of ovarian cancer linked with its baby powder products, and even misrepresented the safety of the products in its advertising, despite knowledge of the connection between talcum powder and ovarian cancer.

If you or someone you love has used baby powder as part of a regular feminine hygiene routine, and have since been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, you may be able to file a lawsuit. While filing a lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by ovarian cancer, and cannot bring a loved one back to life, it can help to alleviate the financial burden caused by medical expenses and lost wages.

The Talcum Powder and Cancer Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-01741, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.