Moore Mai (Mae Moore)

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2025: Johnson & Johnson to pay $966M to family in which woman dies of cancer caused by company's baby powder

In early October 2025, a jury in Los Angeles ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died of a rare form of cancer. It is assumed that the cause of the development of malignant formation was the Johnson & Johnson baby powder based on talc containing asbestos.

The lawsuit in question was filed on behalf of relatives of Mae Moore, a resident California who died in 2021 at the age of 88. It is alleged that due to the use of Johnson & Johnson powder, she developed mesothelioma, a malignant tumor that develops in the connective tissue covering the internal organs. Cancer of this type is characterized by aggressive growth and a tendency to secondarily affect the lymph nodes and neighboring organs.

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After examining the case file, the jury sided with the plaintiffs, ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay Moore's family $16 million in damages and $950 million in punitive damages. Thus, the total amount of recovery is almost $1 billion. Erik Haas, Johnson & Johnson's vice president of litigation, called the verdict "egregious and unconstitutional" and said the company plans to appeal immediately.

In total, more than 67 thousand lawsuits have been filed against Johnson & Johnson from consumers who claim that they or their relatives were diagnosed with various malignancies after using baby powder and other company products with talc. The vast majority of these lawsuits are related to ovarian cancer. Johnson & Johnson itself says its products are safe. However, the company made the decision to stop selling talc-based powder by switching to corn starch.^[1]

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