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Rochon Genova LLP and Will Davidson LLP have commenced a class action against Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) over allegations that its Baby Powder product causes ovarian cancer.
A woman was recently awarded $55 million after being diagnosed with cancer in 2011. She claimed to have used talc-based feminine hygiene products for the better part of 40 years. A separate jury awarded the family of another woman who died of ovarian cancer in 2013 $72million.
Paul Miller of Will Davidson LLP says experts have confirmed a casual connection between the baby powder and cancer when talc is found on biopsy slides.
“It’s a terrible situation,” Miller says in a release. “Johnson & Johnson – could there be a more trusted name?”
“There are two things you think of: baby power and baby shampoo. Those should be trusted products.”
A handful of Canadian women, ranging in age from 40 to 60, have joined the lawsuit, claiming to have used baby powder with talc for the better part of 40 years.
Agencies/Canadajournal
