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Johnson & Johnson says it will pay an estimated $5.5 billion to settle about 76,000 lawsuits alleging its baby powder and talc caused ovarian cancer.

Johnson & Johnson has set aside $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of US lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder-based products caused ovarian cancer.

The deal covers about 76,000 ovarian cancer claims and requires acceptance by at least 95% of claimants to take effect

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating. A U.S. bankruptcy court judge denied a $9 billion settlement proposed by company subsidiary Red River Talc last year that would have been one of the biggest mass tort settlements in history.

<body><p>STORY: :: New York / July 27, 2026</p><p>:: Dietrich Knauth, Legal Reporter</p><p>"After years of litigation, about 70,000 court cases, and three bankruptcies, Johnson& Johnson has agreed to a $5.5 billion talc settlement. Why are they settling now?&nbsp;</p><p>:: Why did J&J settle after more than a decade of talc litigation?</p><p>"So tens of thousands of women have accused Johnson& Johnson of causing their ovarian cancer. They've alleged that talc-based products, including baby powder, have been contaminated with asbestos and caused them to develop cancer after using these products for a long period of time. Johnson& Johnson has denied that, but these cases have continued to go to trial."</p><p>"And after a couple of attempts to settle these cases through bankruptcy courts, Johnson& Johnson has now reached a deal where they think they can end all of these cases for an overall payment that is about $5.5 billion, although that number could rise depending on how many people participate in the settlement."</p><p>"One of the plaintiff's lawyers told me today that he thinks it's closer to $7 billion. That's not something we're going to know for some time."</p><p>:: Could J&J still face new talc lawsuits in the future?</p><p>:: Johnson & Johnson</p><p>"It does not fully close the door on all future talc litigations. Somebody could develop cancer in the future, decide that they want to file a lawsuit against Johnson& Johnson, because they think that company's product caused their cancer. The reason for that is that there's something called a latency period, which is essentially the delay between when you experience the factors that caused your cancer and when that cancer actually shows up."</p><p>"But, you know, this deal basically gets rid of all of the existing cases. That's the idea."</p><p>J&J reached the settlement after a series of wins in court, including victories in individual trials, successful efforts to disqualify plaintiffs' lawyers from the litigation, and court rulings against experts that plaintiffs had used to prove their cases in court.&nbsp;</p><p>J&J won a significant court victory in the long-running legal battle last week, when a federal judge cast doubt on individual plaintiffs' ability to prove that talc specifically caused their ovarian cancer.</p><p>J&J has long denied that its talc products caused cancer, saying that talc was safe and did not contain asbestos. The company stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the U.S. in 2020, switching to a cornstarch product.</p><p>Before the bankruptcy attempts, J&J had a mixed record in talc trials, with a multibillion verdict in favor of 22 women who said baby powder caused their ovarian cancer. The company won some trials outright and had other verdicts reduced on appeal.</p><p>Unlike the proposed bankruptcy settlements, Monday's agreement applies only to existing claims and does not address future lawsuits.</p></body>

Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder and other talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company says.

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay $5.5bn (£4.13bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits in the US alleging its talcum powder caused ovarian cancer. The company said the settlement covers around 76,000 claims, having already settled most cases alleging its talc contained asbestos and caused mesothelioma. J&J's vice president of litigation, Erik Haas, said the move was motivated by a desire to get closure – describing the claims themselves as "meritless".

The company said it reached an agreement with firms representing plaintiffs in the outstanding talc cases to pay up to $3 billion in claim payments in 2027, with no further payments due before 2028.

The healthcare company said the agreement covers the remaining ovarian talc litigation in federal multidistrict litigation proceedings and related state court cases.