Talcum Powder UK Lawsuit Warning

Johnson & Johnson is one of a number of companies due to face a class-action lawsuit in the UK.

The lawsuit has been filed by a well known Houston-based legal representative, Mark Lanier, who has set up a new UK-based firm in Manchester, known as Lanier, Longstaff, Hedar & Roberts LLP. The UK class-action lawsuit is being launched over claims that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products, and other companies talc products, have caused UK customers to develop cancer due to exposure to asbestos within the product.

In 2018, the Lanier Law Firm won a $4.69 billion settlement from Johnson & Johnson in the US over claims that the companies talcum products had caused at least 22 women to develop ovarian cancer. The new UK-based legal firm is set to follow in the wake of the US class-action lawsuit.

Litigators are set to claim that other large pharmaceutical firms, not just Johnson & Johnson, have continued to sell talcum products to British customers fully in the knowledge of the presence of asbestos fibres in those products for decades without adequate warnings to consumers.

In a comment to the media, Mark Lanier has stated; “Companies have made many millions from the sales of its talc, and we believe there are many more victims, including in the UK, who deserve justice for having their lives cut short by these terrible and incurable cancers, which could so easily have been avoided."

In August, Johnson & Johnson announced that they have plans to stop selling talcum products in all markets globally by 2023, and in a statement they commented that their “position on the safety of our cosmetic talc remains unchanged.”

What should I do if I may be affected?

If you're concerned about this lawsuit and any potential health ramifications from using talcum powder, please don't hesitate to contact your healthcare professional. We'd also advise that, whilst this information is very worrying, the numbers involved at this moment in time are low so this is precautionary information.

You can find more information about the signs of ovarian cancer on the NHS website here. Please see your doctor as quickly as possible if you have any symptoms!

Once we know more about the other companies involved in the litigation, and have any more details on the legal case, we will update this article.

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