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October 8, 2025

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $996 Million in Talc Baby Powder Cancer Case
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Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $966 million to the family of
a California woman who died of mesothelioma. A Los Angeles jury found
Johnson & Johnson liable for the 2021 death of Mae Moore, who developed
the rare cancer after years of using the company's talcum-based baby
powder, which was contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen. This
is the latest lawsuit amid mounting litigation against Johnson & Johnson
and comes just months after a federal judge rejected the company's
attempt to settle all current and future lawsuits involving its baby
powder by filing for bankruptcy.


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