Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawyers & Lawsuits: Las Vegas, Nevada

Are There Dangers Associated with Baby Powder?

While baby powder seems to be the most innocent of products, there have been a significant number of lawsuits against pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson, to prove otherwise. A growing body of evidence has strongly suggested that when talc is used in the genital area, a woman’s chances of developing ovarian cancer are significantly increased. The more years a woman uses talc for feminine hygiene purposes, the more likely she is to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. On average, one in every 75 women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime.

While there are far fewer women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer than breast cancer, because there are no screening tests for ovarian cancer, it is likely to have significantly progressed by the time it is diagnosed. Women who have used talcum powder are about 30 percent more likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer than those who have not. The first hint that talcum powder might not be safe occurred in the 1930s. Surgeons who operated on patients with peritonitis dusted their surgical gloves with talcum powder only to later find that talc fibers were left behind, causing inflammation in the abdominal region and surrounding organs.

 

Where Does the Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Litigation in Las Vegas, Nevada Stand?

With Johnson & Johnson currently facing more than 20,000 lawsuits from women who developed epithelial ovarian cancer after using J & J’s talc-based products, there are likely many women from Nevada among those. The first lawsuit against J & J was filed in 2009, with many more being heard over the next decades. Many of these lawsuits were decided in favor of the women suing J & J, although the company has appealed each decision that was not in their favor.

In Las Vegas, Nevada—and in cities and states across the United States—Johnson & Johnson baby powder with talc has been a trusted household product. Yet Dr. Daniel Cramer, an expert in ovarian cancer linked to talc fibers, estimates that when talcum powder is used by women for feminine hygiene purposes, that as many as 10,000 more women will die each year from ovarian cancer.

 

Has Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder with Talc Been Recalled in the United States?

On May 19th, 2020, Johnson & Johnson—despite the fact that the FDA has not recalled talc-based products—announced they would be discontinuing the manufacture of their talc-based products in the United States and Canada. Johnson and Johnson’s spokespersons stood by their assertions that their talc-based products are perfectly safe, claiming the decision to discontinue the baby powder with talc that has been sold for almost 130 years, was based on the bad publicity they’ve received from all the lawsuits.   

 

Have the Las Vegas, Nevada Statutes of Limitations Passed For Your Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Claim?

The statutes of limitations govern the amount of time you have in which to file a lawsuit for injuries you received from a dangerous or defective product. Each state sets its own statutes that can be impacted by a variety of issues, therefore, it is very important that you do not give up on holding J & J accountable for your ovarian cancer, rather speak to a knowledgeable baby powder ovarian cancer lawyer.

 

How Could Consulting with a Las Vegas, Nevada Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawyer Be Beneficial?

This is a very difficult time for you and your family. Not only have you been diagnosed with a very serious disease, you may also be wondering how this could have happened—why there were no warnings on J & J’s talc-based products. An attorney from the Houston law firm of Sullo & Sullo can both answer all your questions, and help you determine whether you could benefit from filing a baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson.

 

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