Johnson & Johnson ( plaintiff ) has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $ 300 m in damages to Donna Olson who claimed her cancer was caused by the company 's talcum powder products . plaintiff is facing more than 14,000 claims that its powder products contained asbestos and caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma . plaintiff has denied its products ever contained asbestos and claimed that its powders do not cause the illnesses .
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a Manhattan jury to pay $300m in damages to Donna Olson who claimed her cancer was caused by the company's talcum powder products. J&J is facing more than 14,000 claims that its powder products contained asbestos and caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. J&J has denied its products ever contained asbestos and claimed that its powders do not cause the illnesses.