At first glance, the Pickering Talc Mine looked small and mostly collapsed. But strong airflow coming from tight openings suggested something much larger underground. As the exploration continued, ore ...

A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company’s talc-based products caused her ...

A Baltimore jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman, who claimed that decades of exposure to asbestos in the company's talc-based ...

A Ramsey County jury on Friday awarded $65.5 million to a Minnesota woman who says her mesothelioma was caused by Johnson & Johnson talc products. Anna Jean Houghton Carley, 37, argued in court the ...

Plaintiff Anna Carley alleged that her lifetime exposure to asbestos-containing cosmetic talc products, including Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, caused her to mesothelioma diagnosis. The verdict, ...

A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused their ovarian cancer. The jury awarded $18 million to Monica Kent and $22 ...

A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused their ovarian cancer. The giant health care company said it would appeal ...

Talc is a naturally occurring, soft silicate mineral that is mined from the earth. Its chemical name is hydrous magnesium silicate. In finely powdered form, talc absorbs moisture well and helps cut ...

On November 28, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its 2024 proposed rule entitled “Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products.

Asbestos contamination in talc products is a complicated topic. Since the monumental Johnson & Johnson lawsuits over the years (which resulted in historic payouts: $4.96 billion to a group of 22 women ...

Sub-zero temperatures are headed for large swaths of the country this week, including Indiana, as a blast of arctic air slams into the Midwest. Morning lows Thursday, Dec. 4, will drop into the single ...