Johnson
& Johnson to Pay $5.5 Billion in Settlement to Resolve Baby Powder Lawsuits
(Connecting the Dots: Johnson & Johnson, Sidley
Austin LLP, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, The FDA, The Brookings
Institution, Secret Service, James Comey, FBI & The Carnegie/Soros Network)
The
settlement would require the participation of at least 95 percent of the
remaining claimants before it can proceed, the company said
The
Epoch Times
Aldgra
Fredly
7/28/2026|Updated:
7/28/2026
Johnson & Johnson said
it will pay $5.5 billion to resolve outstanding lawsuits alleging that its baby
powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer.
The
company announced on July 27 that the proposed settlement aims to resolve
roughly 76,000 existing claims, representing nearly all remaining talc-related
lawsuits pending in state and federal courts.
Under
the proposed resolution, Johnson & Johnson said it would make a first
payment of $3 billion next year, with no additional payments due before 2028.
Plaintiffs’
law firms confirmed the deal on Monday, saying it was a good resolution after a
decade-long court battle.
The
settlement would require the participation of at least 95 percent of the
remaining claimants before it can proceed, the company said.
Johnson
& Johnson has faced thousands of lawsuits from consumers who alleged they
developed cancer after using the company’s baby powder and other talc products.
The company has denied the allegations, saying its talc products are safe and
asbestos-free.
In
2020, the company announced that
it was discontinuing sales of talc-based baby powder in the United States and
Canada, citing declining demand, and switched to cornstarch-based products.
Erik Haas, worldwide vice president of
litigation at Johnson & Johnson, said in a statement that although the
claims “lack scientific merit,” the company is willing to settle to bring
decades of litigation to a close.
“While we are confident the company would
have ultimately prevailed with further litigation, as it has in the vast
majority of cases tried to date, 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 added.
Johnson & Johnson has prevailed in some
lawsuits, including a case in Los Angeles, where a jury last month ruled that the company was not negligent
in selling its talc-based products. The lawsuit was brought by the
families of three women who alleged the women’s ovarian cancer was linked to
the talc in the company’s product, as the talc was at risk of containing
asbestos.
Last week, a federal judge in New Jersey cast
doubt on individual plaintiffs’ ability to prove that talcum powder use
specifically caused their ovarian cancer and ordered them to provide an
explanation.
In another lawsuit last year, a jury in Los Angeles
Superior Court awarded $40 million to two women who filed lawsuits alleging that Johnson & Johnson’s
talcum-based baby powder led to their ovarian cancer after decades of use. The
jury ruled that the company failed to warn consumers about the known dangers of
its talc-based products and ordered it to pay compensatory damages to each
plaintiff.
Reuters
contributed to this report.
Connecting
the Dot:
Sidley Austin
LLP was a lobby firm for the Johnson & Johnson (Tylenol & COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president for the Barack
Obama administration.
Valerie B. Jarrett was
the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, is Vernon E.
Jordan Jr’s great niece and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow was
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the and a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Mark B. McClellan
was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is
a director at Johnson & Johnson (Tylenol & COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Johnson
& Johnson (Tylenol & COVID
Vaccine Manufacturer).
Vernon
E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle
and married to Ann Dibble Jordan.
Ann Dibble Jordan is
married to Vernon E. Jordan Jr., an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and was a director at Johnson &
Johnson (Tylenol & COVID Vaccine
Manufacturer).
Charles O.
Prince III was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and is a director at Johnson & Johnson (Tylenol & COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).
Larry D. Thompson is
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the
EVP of governmental affairs, general counsel & secretary for PepsiCo,
Inc.
Kimberly Cheatle served as Senior Director in Global Security at PepsiCo and was the 27th director for the U.S. Secret Service (She was in charge of the Secret Service when President Trump was shot in Butler).
Michael H. Jordan was
the division chairman & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc. and an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
John L. Thornton is
a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc.
James B. Comey was
a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and the director for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
James A. Baker III was the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's
36th congressional district in the United States House of
Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional
Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was a lobby firm for the Johnson & Johnson (Tylenol & COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president for the Barack
Obama administration.
Valerie B. Jarrett was
the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, is Vernon E.
Jordan Jr’s great niece and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow was
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the and a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Resources:
Past Research
Comey
Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Charges He Threatened Trump (Connecting the Dots:
Former FBI Director James Comey, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
& The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on
the Carnegie Corporation of New York & James Comey)
Tuesday,
July 28, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/07/comey-asks-federal-court-to-dismiss.html
Ken
Paxton to Newsmax: Acetaminophen Risky for Pregnant Women (Connecting the Dots:
Johnson & Johnson (Tylenol & COVID Vaccine Manufacturer), Monsanto
Company (Roundup Manufacturer), Bayer HealthCare, Bayer AG (Manufacture of
Zyklon B, a chemical used in gas chambers), The FDA, The Brookings Institution
(think tank), Soros Funding, All Networking & Evil) (Past Research on Johnson & Johnson)
Saturday,
November 1, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/11/ken-paxton-to-newsmax-acetaminophen.html
Comey
Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Charges He Threatened Trump (Connecting the Dots:
Former FBI Director James Comey, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
& The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on
James Comey & PepsiCo, Inc.)
Tuesday,
July 28, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/07/comey-asks-federal-court-to-dismiss.html
No comments:
Post a Comment