Johnson & Johnson – World Justice News

Women plan UK legal action against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder cancer claims

November 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of women in the UK are planning to take on one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies over alleged links between talc and cancer. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021, Cassandra Wardle is one […]

Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m to settle opioid claim

June 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

US drugs giant Johnson & Johnson is to pay $230m (£165m) to settle claims it fuelled an opioid addiction crisis in New York State. The firm did not admit liability or wrongdoing in settling with […]

Johnson & Johnson hit with $572m fine in landmark Opioid ruling

August 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay $572m (£469m) for its part in fuelling Oklahoma’s opioid addiction crisis, a judge in the US state has ruled. The company said immediately after the judgement that it would […]

Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest drug manufacturers, has gone on trial in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the US state of Oklahoma. Prosecutors accuse the firm of deceptively marketing painkillers and downplaying […]

Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case

July 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri […]

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $417m in latest baby powder case

August 22, 2017 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $417m (£323.4m) to a woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after using products such as baby powder. The California jury’s decision marks the largest award yet […]

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $110m in US talc cancer case

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a US court to pay more than $110m (£85m) to a woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after using its talcum powder. Lois Slemp, […]

Woman Awarded Over $70m After Alleging Baby Powder Caused Her Cancer.

October 28, 2016 World Justice News 0

A woman has been awarded more than $70m (£58m) after alleging that using Johnson’s baby powder caused her cancer. Deborah Giannecchini of Modesto, California, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. She accused talc makers […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]