Sentences with phrase «talc verdict»

Just three days after a Missouri appeals court vacated the first of four monstrous, if scientifically groundless verdicts won since 2015 in St. Louis by plaintiffs alleging their use of talcum powder caused ovarian cancer, a trial judge in Los Angles last Friday reversed a $ 417 million plaintiff's verdict in a comparable case... → Read More: Another Scientifically Groundless Talc Verdict Falls, This Time in Los Angeles

This is the third substantial talc verdict against J&J this year ---- other huge losses have taken place, with damages awarded to plaintiffs in two separate verdicts in the amount of $ 55 million and $ 72 million.

The topics will include a review of 2016 talc verdicts, the historic role of government regulatory bodies, the plaintiff and defense position on key scientific and medical causation issues, and an inside evaluation from the hottest and most rapidly emerging jurisdictions.

Not exact matches

Drug giant Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a $ 417 million verdict in the latest trial focusing on alleged links between talc - based products like its Johnson's Baby Powder, use by many for feminine hygiene, and ovarian cancer.

The Los Angeles jury ordered the company to pay the plaintiff, who is currently hospitalized after the verdict was reached on Monday in the lawsuit which claimed that using talc powder regularly for feminine hygiene purposes causes ovarian cancer.

This verdict is the largest sum awarded in the several verdicts from talc powder lawsuits against the company in the United States.

The defeats in court have been costly for the company, with verdicts amounting in the millions for each case, and the company spokesperson has indicated that J&J plans to appeal the verdicts standing by their denial that any link exists between talc use and ovarian cancer.

Similar cases alleging ovarian cancer development as a result of talc use have resulted in verdicts of up to $ 127 million.