Alabama Law Firm Says It Has Received 26k Calls After Talcum Powder Verdicts
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A law firm in Montgomery, Ala., says it received nearly 26,000 phone calls from people inquiring about a possible link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer after its clients won a total of $127 million in two verdicts earlier this year, reports AL.com.
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. reported 12,221 open cases from the 25,916 calls it had received as of Thursday. In a statement, the firm said it now has 867 cases filed nationwide against Johnson & Johnson regarding talcum powder products, which plaintiffs have claimed are linked to cases of ovarian cancer.
“In February a City of St. Louis Circuit Court jury awarded the family of Jacqueline Fox $72 million, finding Johnson & Johnson liable for her ovarian cancer that led to her death,” reports . “In May another jury in St. Louis found Johnson & Johnson liable for ovarian cancer linked to genital use of its talcum powder products and awarded a South Dakota woman, Gloria Ristesund, $55 million.”
“Though it’s been discussed as a hypothesis and carefully studied for decades, there is no proven linkage between talc and ovarian cancer,” Gene Williams, outside counsel for Johnson & Johnson, told Legal NewsLine.