How to pronounce the Johnson & Johnson American talcum powder case?

According to the news of July 13, a jury in Missouri, USA, found that 22 women were found guilty of the allegations that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products (including Johnson & Johnson baby powder) contained asbestos and caused them to get cancer, and ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay 550 million US dollars in compensatory damages and 41400,000 US dollars in punitive damages. Johnson & Johnson's total compensation this time is $4.69 billion, which is the highest amount of compensation in talcum powder rights protection cases so far. Johnson & Johnson shares fell 1.4% after hours.

The trial of the case lasted more than five weeks. Before reaching a verdict, the jury heard the testimony of nearly 65,438+02 experts from both sides.

Twenty-two women and their families said that they had been using Johnson & Johnson baby powder and other beauty products containing talcum powder for a long time. They accused Johnson & Johnson of knowing that its products contained asbestos at least from the 1970s, but failed to warn consumers.

Johnson & Johnson still faces about 9,000 similar lawsuits.

In the previous lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson always insisted that through comprehensive research, no relationship between ovarian cancer and talcum powder was found. Goodrich, a spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson, said in a statement that although the company sympathizes with patients with ovarian cancer, science supports the safety of Johnson & Johnson baby powder. Goodrich said that the company is preparing to conduct other tests in the United States and will continue to defend the safety of its products.