talcum powder

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He also won a $4.69 billion verdict in 2018 for women and their families who said asbestos-tainted talcum powder caused ovarian cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

A group of Scottish women have launched legal action against Johnson & Johnson accusing the firm of selling them talcum powder contaminated with asbestos.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Also on the horizon are the thousands of ongoing lawsuits related to Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

At 19 he joined the Polka Tulk Blues Band, named after the brand of talcum powder favored by his mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

I felt as if I were standing on a floor where a child had spilled talcum powder and I would have to walk carefully so as not to slip and fall.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie