Johnson & Johnson fined €515m for ‘fuelling opioid crisis’

Remember Johnson & Johnson? That stalwart that lurks in your kitchen cabinet with marketing names like Listerine, Aveeno, Johnsons Baby Lotion, Actifed, Band-Aid, Benylin and Clean & Clear among many more? That Johnson & Johnson that was recently ordered to pay nearly $4.7 billion to 22 women because its Johnson Talcum Powder was judged to have caused cancer? That Johnson […]

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7 billion in damages

Johnson & Johnson have been ordered to pay $4.69 billion in damages to 22 women in America who claimed the company’s talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer. Six of the women have since died of the disease. Their counsel, Mark Lanier, said Johnson & Johnson had covered up evidence of asbestos in their powder for over 40 years.