If you used talcum powder-based products for feminine hygiene and were later diagnosed with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma, you may qualify for compensation.
Lawsuits allege that talc-based products — most prominently Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower to Shower — caused ovarian cancer in women who used them regularly for feminine hygiene over many years, and caused mesothelioma in some users due to asbestos contamination in the talc. Johnson & Johnson stopped selling talc-based Baby Powder in North America in 2020, replacing it with a cornstarch-based formula, while continuing to maintain its talc products were safe.
As of July 2026, more than 68,000 talcum powder lawsuits are pending in a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL 2738) in New Jersey. A proposed multibillion-dollar settlement using a bankruptcy-based structure was rejected by a judge in early 2025, and the litigation is now progressing toward bellwether trials under a newly appointed mediator.
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No global settlement of the federal talc litigation had been finalized as of mid-2026, after a prior $8 billion settlement proposal — built around a "Texas Two-Step" bankruptcy filing by J&J subsidiary Red River Talc — was rejected by a bankruptcy judge in early 2025. The MDL is now moving forward with veteran mediator Fouad Kurdi working toward bellwether trial selection, with no mass settlement currently on the table.
Filing deadlines vary by state and generally run from when your diagnosis occurred, not from when you used the product. With tens of thousands of cases still active in the federal litigation and no global settlement finalized as of mid-2026, it's worth having your timeline reviewed rather than assuming you've missed a window.
A Baltimore jury awarded $1.56 billion on December 22, 2025 to a Maryland woman with mesothelioma linked to decades of J&J talc-based baby powder use, the largest single-plaintiff verdict in the litigation to date.
Read more →Vi-Jon, maker of store-brand body powders sold by major retailers, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware on August 2, 2026 to resolve over $700 million in talc-related mesothelioma and lung cancer claims.
Read more →Johnson & Johnson has proposed a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve roughly 76,000 remaining talcum powder lawsuits, its fourth attempt to close out the litigation after three failed bankruptcy maneuvers.
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