A new talcum powder cancer lawsuit has joined others of its kind against Johnson & Johnson alleging that talcum powder use led to the development of a woman’s ovarian cancer.

Plaintiff Siobanne D. recently filed her short form complaint within the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products multidistrict litigation. In cases where there are a lot of lawsuits against a particular defendant with similar allegations, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation can choose to consolidate those lawsuits to have them funnel into a single federal court under one judge.

With large numbers of talcum powder cancer lawsuit filings against Johnson & Johnson, the JPML decided to group all of the claims together to coordinate pretrial discovery. This serves to streamline the process and to make it easier for the parties involved to have a centralized location where pretrial events can take place, saving time and resources.

As of the last update on March 15, 2017, 158 cases were pending in the talcum powder lawsuit MDL under U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson in New Jersey federal court. The current lawsuit and others have been added since that time, so this number has certainly increased since that date.

Siobanne, a 50-year-old Oklahoma resident, claims she suffered injury to herself and economic loss as a result of using talcum powder products manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. The talcum powder cancer lawsuit states that she was diagnosed with injuries in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2004, 2007 and May 2016.

The talcum powder cancer lawsuit states that Siobanne began using talcum powder in 1966 and stopped using it in 1994.

Siobanne has raised a number of claims against Johnson & Johnson including strict products liability for failure to warn and defective manufacture, breach of express and implied warranties, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, violation of Oklahoma state consumer laws, fraudulent concealment, civil conspiracy, loss of consortium (spousal companionship), punitive damages and discovery rule and tolling.

The plaintiff is seeking relief and judgment against Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., talc supplier Imerys Talc, America, Inc. and Personal Care Product Council (PCPC). Siobanne seeks “compensatory damages, punitive damages, interest, costs of suit, and such further relief as the Court deems equitable and just.”

Her Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuit is Case No. 3:17-cv-02260-FLW-LHG, and is part of the Talcum Powder MDL In re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2738, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Talcum Powder and Cancer Lawsuit Information

In talcum powder lawsuits like Siobanne’s, the plaintiffs allege that they developed ovarian cancer as a result of long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products for feminine hygiene. These women may have used Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder or its Shower to Shower products.

Both products contain talc, a naturally occurring mineral. However, talc has been associated with ovarian cancer according to research performed over the last five decades. One of the first talcum powder cancer research studies found talc deeply embedded in the majority of ovarian tumors studied.

It is assumed that when women apply talcum powder to their genitals for feminine hygiene purposes, the particles of talc can enter the woman’s body through the vagina and lodge near the ovaries. After some time, cancer may develop.

If you or a loved one has used Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products and then received a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, you may be eligible to take part in the litigation against Johnson & Johnson in order to recover losses related to your medical condition. An experienced baby powder cancer attorney can review your case at no charge or obligation and can help explain your legal rights and options.