Johnson & Johnson has been hit by yet another baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit, alleging that regular use of the popular Shower to Shower product led to a New York woman’s cancer diagnosis.

The plaintiff, Bernadette K., says she began using Johnson & Johnson popular Shower to Shower baby powder product in around 1979 through November 2015. This use was part of her daily feminine hygiene routine, and involved dusting the powder near her genitalia.

This use of Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower product was encouraged by the advertising and marketing of the product, Bernadette’s baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit claims. Indeed, generations have used Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder as part of their hygiene routine in this manner.

Unfortunately, in May 2015, Bernadette was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 41. Her baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit alleges that her cancer diagnosis came as a direct result of her consistent use of baby powder.

Bernadette filed her baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit on May 8, 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including negligence, defective manufacture and design, failure to warn, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, breach of express and implied warranties, civil conspiracy, and several others.

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 Bernadette, 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 Ovarian Cancer 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 Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit is Case 1:18-cv-01083-RC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.