Johnson & Johnson knew of asbestos in baby powder, report says 02:21. Talcum is a mineral similar in structure to asbestos, which is known to cause cancer, and they are sometimes obtained from the ...

Johnson & Johnson is abandoning talc-based baby powder next year and instead will make it with cornstarch. Its talc-based powder, which hasn’t been sold in the United States and Canada since ...

Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it caused cancer. Talc will be ...

In April, Johnson & Johnson’s shareholders voted against a proposal to stop sales of the talc baby powder in global markets such as Asia and South America — a request that had been fueled by ...

Tens of thousands of plaintiffs have sued Johnson & Johnson, alleging that the company’s baby talcum powder contained life-threatening asbestos, leading to mesothelioma and ovarian cancer.

And earlier this month, an Oregon woman who said she developed mesothelioma from using J&J’s talc-based products was awarded $260 million in damages, WTVR reported. Johnson & Johnson still faces ...

Johnson & Johnson will pay an estimated $700 million to resolve an investigation by more than 40 states into the pharmaceutical firm’s marketing of its talcum powder, according to Bloomberg ...

Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it would pay $8.9 billion to resolve all current and future allegations that its baby powder containing talc caused cancer.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits that alleged its talcum baby powder caused cancer, the company said in a statement.

The complaint alleged that Pat Matthey's cancer was linked to the talc-based baby powder produced by Johnson & Johnson. A jury on Thursday ruled in the company's favor.