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J&J Wins Baby Powder Case in St. Louis

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By: TOM BRANNA

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A jury rejected a lawsuit in which a woman claimed that Johnson & Johnson baby powder contributed to her ovarian cancer. The announcement marked a victory for J&J following three similar lawsuits in St. Louis in which juries awarded a total of $197 million to plaintiffs who had made similar claims. According to the report, the jury voted 11-1 to deny damages to Nora Daniels, the 55 year-old woman from Tennessee, who said she used Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder from 1978 to 2...

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