Johnson & Johnson will pay 6.5 billion dollars to close the civil cases attempted by women who fell ill with mesothelioma. According to the prosecution, the talcum powder of Johnson & Johnson would cause ovarian cancer.
Mesothelioma, the plan Johnson & Johnson
“This plan is the culmination of our mutual resolution strategy announced in October,” explained Erik Haas, vice president of legal affairs at Johnson & Johnson.
The US Supreme Court in 2021 had already convicted Johnson & Johnson to compensate its customers for more 2 billion dollars.
Johnson & Johnson talc is accused of containing asbestos and being the cause of numerous cases of ovarian cancer. The company has always denied it, but has withdrawn the product from the market.
The pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, which also produces consumer personal care products, has denounced the “distortion of scientific studies”published in January 2020 and concerning 250 thousand women in the USA, which did not find a causal link between the use of talcum powder and the risk of ovarian cancer.
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The $6.475 billion will be disbursed over the course of 25 years old and they will close complaints related to ovarian problems, which represent 99.75% of the total.
Haas added that the plaintiffs’ lawyers collaborated in developing the plan and “support it.”
US justice had rejected J&J’s two previous attempts to resolve the lawsuits through the company’s bankruptcy Ltl Managementa subsidiary created specifically to absorb the legal and economic responsibility for talc.
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On Wall Street the actions of Johnson & Johnson, in decline since the beginning of April, opened up by +3.5%.
The position of the lawyers
The plaintiffs’ lawyers are divided: “I believe that the plan announced today will bring peace to our clients and to the thousands of women who have fought alongside us in the search for justice,” said Jim Onder, lawyer for approximately 21,000 consumers.
Other lawyers have argued that J&J is just trying to “stuff the ballot box” to get votes. The crux of the issue concerns precisely the votes: in case the plan were to be supported by 75% of the applicants the litigation would end. And an agreement would also be found for any future cases.
Avoid using talcum powder in intimate areas
How summarizes the Airc Foundation for cancer research, scientific studies have not shown unequivocal results regarding the correlation between the use of talcum powder in the intimate areas and a greater risk of getting cancer.
However, the use of talcum powder on the groin or genital area is not recommended for safety reasons. precaution.
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