Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that he and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson.
This settlement is related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc.
As part of this settlement, which is pending judicial approval, Nevada will receive $6,131,236.22.
"This case shows the danger of deceptive trade practices and their potential impacts on the heath and safety of consumers,” said AG Ford. “My office will always stand up against corporations who value their bottom line over their duty to the public. We will always work to hold such actors accountable.”
The consent judgment filed in this lawsuit addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some of its talc powder products.
As part of the lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson has agreed to stop the manufacture and sale of its baby powder and body powder products that contain talc in the United States.
Johnson & Johnson sold such products for over one hundred years. After the coalition of states began investigating, the company stopped distributing and selling these products in the United States and has now ended global sales.
This lawsuit targeted the deceptive marketing of these products, however numerous other lawsuits filed by private plaintiffs in class actions raised allegations that talc causes serious health issues including mesothelioma and ovarian cancer.
