US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company said Monday.
The proposed settlement aims to end a long-standing legal battle that has weighed on the New Jersey-based firm for years.
J&J said the settlement covers around 76,000 claims, representing nearly all remaining talc claims.
The firm denies that its talc-based products caused cancer but stopped selling its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada in 2020.
Its vice president of litigation said the claims “lack scientific merit.”
“This resolution allows the Company to put this matter behind it and remain focused on its mission to develop medicines and devices that save lives,” he said in a statement.
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- 07/28/2026