Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay Record $417 Million For Causing LA Woman’s Cancer
(The AEGIS Alliance) – A court in Los Angeles has awarded a record $417 million settlement to 63-year-old Eva Echeverria who claimed Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder triggered her ovarian cancer.
The jury awarded $68 million in compensatory damages and $340 million in punitive damages to Echeverria, who is at present in the hospital fighting for her life.
In her lawsuit, Echeverria had blamed her terminal illness on Johnson’ Baby Powder, which she employed for decades starting at age 11.
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According to court documents, Johnson’ failed to adequately warn prospects about talcum powder’s achievable cancer dangers. She employed the corporation’ infant powder on each and everyday basis beginning in the 1950s till 2016 and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007.
Echeverria developed ovarian cancer as a “ outcome of the unreasonably unsafe and defective nature of talcum powder,” she stated in her lawsuit. Echeverria’ lawyer, Mark Robinson, stated:
“. Echeverria is dying from this ovarian cancer and she stated to me all she wanted to do was to assist the other ladies all by means of the whole nation who have ovarian cancer for functioning with Johnson & Johnson for 20 and 30 years. She really didn’ want sympathy. She just wanted to get a message out to assistance these other ladies.”
Researchers in the early 1970s identified talc particles in ovarian tumors. In 1982, Harvard researcher Daniel Cramer, and subsequent investigation, found an enhanced threat of ovarian cancer amongst typical prospects of talcum powder.
Cramer, who has turn into a frequent skilled witness for ladies suing the corporation, is stated to have advised Johnson’ to location a warning on its options, but the corporation didn’t listen.
The jury award is the biggest but against Johnson & Johnson’, which has lost most of a half-dozen trials involving claims that its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower powder outcome in ovarian cancer.
In May, a court in St. Louis, Missouri awarded $110.5 million to a Virginia lady who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. The lady also blamed her illness on her use of Johnson’s talcum powder.
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