Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Colgate-Palmolive have each been ordered to pay $4.8m in damages to a woman in Berkeley over the role their talc-based products played in her developing cancer. Patricia Schmitz successfully argued that J&J’s Baby Powder and Colgate’s Cashmere Bouquet products were instrumental in her mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure. J&J, which is facing over 14,000 lawsuits on similar grounds, will appeal the verdict.
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Colgate-Palmolive have each been ordered to pay $4.8m in damages to a woman in California over the role their talc-based products played in her developing cancer. Patricia Schmitz successfully argued that J&J’s Baby Powder and Colgate’s Cashmere Bouquet products were instrumental in her mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure. J&J, which is facing over 14,000 lawsuits on similar grounds, will appeal the verdict.