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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $996 Million in Talc Baby Powder Cancer Case

HeadlineOct 08, 2025

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $966 million to the family of a California woman who died of mesothelioma. A Los Angeles jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for the 2021 death of Mae Moore, who developed the rare cancer after years of using the company’s talcum-based baby powder, which was contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen. This is the latest lawsuit amid mounting litigation against Johnson & Johnson and comes just months after a federal judge rejected the company’s attempt to settle all current and future lawsuits involving its baby powder by filing for bankruptcy.

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