J&J Talc Supplier Files Asbestos Claim Dismissal Motion

J&J Talc Supplier Files Asbestos Claim Dismissal Motion

Introduction

Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder supplier, submitted an appeal to dismiss an asbestos-in-talc lawsuit filed against them, on the grounds that the company has limited contacts with Florida, where the claim was filed.

The supplier filed a motion on June 13, in the Florida 13th Judicial Circuit for Hillsborough County, denying the link between the deceased woman's alleged mesothelioma and the talcum powder. They argued that the allegation is insufficient to support the Court's judgment. Her husband filed a lawsuit on May 22, 2018, under the Florida Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act, on behalf of his wife who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2015. The woman used J&J's talcum powder on herself for personal hygiene and her infant children.

Several cases are charged against the baby powder manufacturer and suppliers over asbestos-linked mesothelioma and ovarian cancer. Multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2738; In Re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation) was formed in 2016 in the District of New Jersey, presided over by Hon. Freda L. Wolfson, U.S.D.J./ Hon. Lois H. Goodman, U.S.M.J. for coordinated pretrial proceedings.