费城陪审团命令Johnson & Johnson向Gayle Emerson的家人支付250 000美元, 裁定其舌头粉因警告不足而导致卵巢癌。
A Philadelphia jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $250,000 to Gayle Emerson’s family, ruling its talc powder contributed to her ovarian cancer due to insufficient warnings.
费城陪审团命令Johnson & Johnson向死于卵巢癌的Gayle Emerson家庭支付250 000美元, 裁定该公司因警告不足而致病的石膏婴儿粉。
A Philadelphia jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $250,000 to the family of Gayle Emerson, who died from ovarian cancer, ruling the company’s talc-based baby powder contributed to her illness due to inadequate warnings.
2019年的诉讼指控该产品在生殖器区附近使用时构成癌症风险,但J&J对调查结果提出异议,理由是缺乏科学证据,并声称林业发展局从未要求过此类警告。
The 2019 lawsuit alleged the product posed cancer risks when used near the genital area, though J&J disputes the findings, citing lack of scientific evidence and claiming the FDA never required such warnings.
该公司于2020年停止在美国和加拿大出售基于盐酸盐的婴儿粉,并计划提出上诉。
The company, which stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the U.S. and Canada in 2020, plans to appeal.
这项判决是全国67,000多起类似索赔案的一部分,最近的法律发展允许专家提供与癌症有关的病理证据。
The verdict is part of over 67,000 similar claims nationwide, with recent legal developments allowing expert testimony linking talc to cancer.