Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson has proposed a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve approximately 69,000 lawsuits alleging its talc-based baby powder causes ovarian cancer. The company continues to deny the allegations but seeks to end the long-running legal battle to focus on its core pharmaceutical and medical device business.
Image source, Getty Images By Osmond Chia Business reporter Published 28 July 2026, 02:24 BST Updated 21 minutes ago Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other products containing talcum cause ovarian cancer.
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