"Thousands of people are taking legal action against the US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold baby powder containing asbestos-contaminated talc in the UK. As many as 3,000 people have alleged that they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson's Baby Powder, and are seeking damages at the high court in London."
"Lawyers for the group said Johnson & Johnson, along with its current and former subsidiaries Johnson & Johnson Management and Kenvue UK, should all be held liable, according to court documents filed on Thursday by KP Law. They said J&J concealed the risk to the public for decades. The company later replaced talc with corn starch but stopped making and selling talc-based baby powder in the UK and globally only in 2023, three years after it ended sales in the US and Canada."
"Michael Rawlinson KC, for the group of people bringing the claim, said in court documents that there exist very few, if any, commercially exploited talc deposits in the world which do not contain asbestos and that all of the mines supplying the defendants contained asbestos. He said reports from such mines, as well as the group's own research alongside scientific literature, would have informed J&J about asbestos contamination."
About 3,000 people allege that they or family members developed ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson & Johnson baby powder and are seeking damages at the high court in London. Lawyers say Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Management and Kenvue UK should be held liable and that J&J concealed asbestos contamination risks for decades. The company later replaced talc with corn starch and stopped making and selling talc-based baby powder in the UK and globally only in 2023, three years after it ended sales in the US and Canada. Kenvue states the talc complied with regulations, did not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer. Counsel for the claimants says mines supplying the defendants contained asbestos, reports and research would have informed J&J about contamination, and that J&J suppressed information, lobbied regulators, and sponsored studies to downplay health dangers.
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