In this Issue Severe Burns, Blisters Alleged in Old Spice Case. --------------- Court Orders $72M Payout in Talcum Powder Case. --------------- Join us on Facebook for free weekly giveaways! | |
| Severe Burns and Blisters Alleged in Case Against Old Spice A product liability lawsuit filed against Procter and Gamble claims that the company’s Old Spice deodorant causes severe chemical burns and rashes. According to a Fox Los Angeles news report, the lawsuit claims to seek class-action status and more than $5 million in damages. The complaint names 13 Old Spice products including Old Spice Lionpride and Arctic Force High Endurance deodorants saying that these products affected “hundreds, if not thousands of consumers.” Read More> ------------------------------------------------------ | Court Orders $72M Payout In Talcum Powder Case A jury in Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company’s talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades. In a verdict, which came in the night of February 22, 2016, jurors awarded $10 million in actual damages to the family of Jacqueline Fox and $62 million in punitive damages. This verdict is the first by a U.S. jury to award damages over the claims. Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson faces hundreds of lawsuits, which claim that the company failed to warn consumers that its talc-based products, when used by women to deodorize the genital area, could cause ovarian cancer. However, the lawsuits allege that the company continued to market certain talcum powder brands as feminine hygiene products in spite of knowing the risks posed to women. Read More> ----------------------------------------------------- | |
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