一名陪审团判给两名妇女4 000万美元,她们说Johnson & Johnson的乳粉粉导致她们的卵巢癌,理由是该公司没有提出风险警告。
A jury awarded $40 million to two women who say Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer, citing the company’s failure to warn of risks.
洛杉矶陪审团判给两名妇女4000万美元, 她们声称强生公司(Johnson & Johnson)的粉末导致卵巢癌,
A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million to two women who claimed Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer, finding the company failed to warn consumers despite knowing of potential risks for decades.
这项判决是67,000多起类似诉讼案的一部分, 增加了该公司的一系列法律挫折, 该公司于2020年停止在美国销售基于 talc 的产品,
The verdict, part of over 67,000 similar lawsuits, adds to a series of legal setbacks for the company, which stopped selling talc-based products in the U.S. in 2020 and switched to cornstarch.
Johnson & Johnson计划进行上诉,维护其产品是安全和无石棉的,并且已经制定了多个破产计划来解决索赔,但被驳回。
Johnson & Johnson plans to appeal, maintaining its products are safe and asbestos-free, and has had multiple bankruptcy plans to settle claims rejected.