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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178522088055953633624_10155902139835951_8710679364074733568_n (1).png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">US pharmaceutical giant Johnson &amp; Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company said Monday. <em>Johnson &amp; Johnson/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>NEW YORK, United States — US pharmaceutical giant Johnson &amp; Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company said Monday.</p><p>The proposed settlement aims to end a long-standing legal battle that has weighed on the New Jersey-based firm for years.</p><p>J&amp;J said the settlement covers around 76,000 claims, representing nearly all remaining talc claims.</p><p>The firm denies that its talc-based products caused cancer but stopped selling its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada in 2020.</p><p>Its vice president of litigation said the claims &quot;lack scientific merit.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This resolution allows the Company to put this matter behind it and remain focused on its mission to develop medicines and devices that save lives,&quot; he said in a statement.</p><p>The company has previously settled most of the cases alleging that its talcum powder contained traces of asbestos blamed for causing cancer.</p><p>It also faces a lawsuit in the United Kingdom over similar claims filed in 2025.</p><p>According to the law firm representing around 3,000 complainants, the compensation claim &quot;is estimated to be more than £1 billion&quot; ($1.3 billion).</p><p>Claimants allege that either they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma after using J&amp;J&#x27;s baby powder.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eR87eANUyhc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>US pharmaceutical giant Johnson &amp; Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company said Monday.</p>

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company said Monday.

Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to settle talc lawsuits

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Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to settle talc lawsuits

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Published July 28, 2026 02:43 PM PHT

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