If you have recently been diagnosed with ovarian cancer after years of use of the Shower to Shower product, you may be curious about your rights as it relates to filing talc powder lawsuits.

Talc Powder Lawsuits Filed Following Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

Many women are coming forward after developing ovarian cancer after years of using Shower to Shower and other baby powder products for the purposes of feminine hygiene.

Talc powder lawsuits have already been filed by more than 7,000 plaintiffs across the country, all with the same allegation that women developed ovarian cancer after regular use of talcum powder over many years.

Each of the complaints alleges that the manufacturer Johnson & Johnson knew about the significant risks of the development of talc powder lawsuits, yet continued to market these as valuable for freshness and feminine hygiene purposes. Several bellwether talc powder lawsuits have already indicated that plaintiffs may be eligible to receive significant awards.

The talc powder lawsuits are currently pending as a multidistrict litigation in a federal court in New Jersey. There are more than 4,800 cases in that multidistrict litigation pending against Johnson & Johnson. 

The judge responsible for that MDL is anticipated to put together a bellwether program in which small groups of representative cases will be prepared for early trial dates to determine how a jury is likely to respond to testimony and evidence that is most likely going to be repeated over the course of the litigation.

The discovery process has already been completed in many of these talc powder lawsuits. Investors may already be concerned about the potential impact of the internal documents released by Johnson & Johnson. This may impact the stock value for the company.

The concerns are centered upon whether or not the company knew about the potential risk of ovarian cancer development after usage of talc powder. One 1974 memo was concerned about the use of chrysotile asbestos in talc and called for the use of an alternative.

The company, in response to the talc powder lawsuits, says that going back to 1972, no traces of asbestos were found in the talc powder products they produced. Previous concerns about talc powder had to do with constant exposure to asbestos that could lead to mesothelioma, a cancer diagnosis for which there is no cure.

A California jury recently awarded more than $17 million in compensatory damages and more than $4.5 million in punitive damages to the family of a man who died after years of exposure to talc. He ultimately passed away as a result of mesothelioma.

More injured women are looking into their rights to file talc powder lawsuits because of Johnson & Johnson products. If you or someone you know believed you may have grounds to pursue talc powder lawsuits, you may qualify for a free legal consultation.