J&J proposes $5.5 billion settlement deal for talc cancer lawsuits
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Rebecca Trager2026-07-30T14:10:00
Deal would resolve 76,000 cases of women claiming talc caused ovarian cancer
US pharma giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $5.5 billion (£4.4 billion) to resolve roughly 76,000 US lawsuits that claim the company’s baby powder and other talc-based products caused ovarian cancer, bringing more than a decade of litigation to a close.