Archive · 15 Dec 2025
J&J Ordered to Pay $40M in Baby Powder Cancer Case
Two women in California won a big court case against Johnson & Johnson.
They said the company's baby powder made them very sick with a disease called ovarian cancer.
The women used the powder for a long time and got sick many years apart.
The court decided Johnson & Johnson knew the powder could be harmful but didn't tell people.
So, the court made the company pay the women $40 million to help them.
The women had to go through a lot of treatments, like surgeries and medicine, to get better.
A California jury awarded $40 million to two women who claimed Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused their ovarian cancer.
The jury found that Johnson & Johnson knew about the potential harm of its talc-based products but failed to warn consumers.
Monica Kent was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2014, and Deborah Schultz was diagnosed in 2018.
Both women used Johnson & Johnson's baby powder for around 40 years.
The women's treatments involved major surgeries and multiple rounds of chemotherapy.
- Who
- Monica Kent and Deborah Schultz
- What
- Awarded $40 million in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson
- When
- 12 December 2024
- Where
- Los Angeles Superior Court, California
- Why
- Alleged that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused their ovarian cancer and the company failed to warn consumers
- Company
- Johnson & Johnson
- Award Amount
- $40 million
- Plaintiffs
- Monica Kent and Deborah Schultz
- Diagnosis Years
- 2014 (Kent), 2018 (Schultz)
- Court Location
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- Product Type
- Talc-based baby powder
- Allegation
- Failure to warn about potential harm
