Johnson & Johnson agrees to $5.5B settlement of ovarian talc claims

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Johnson & Johnson Announces a Proposed Resolution of Ovarian Talc Litigation

July 27, 2026 6:31 PM EDT

Follows Favorable Multi-District Litigation Court Causation Ruling and the Companys Successful Strategy to Defend Each Case

Efficient Conclusion to the Talc Litigation that Eliminates Expense Associated with Litigating Remaining Roughly 76,000 Ovarian Talc Claims

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the "Company") today announced that it has reached an agreement for a comprehensive resolution of the remaining talc litigation with the plaintiff firms leading the federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and related state court proceedings, conditioned on, among other things, the express participation of at... More