Texas A.G. Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition Reaching Landmark $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson & Johnson Over Misleading Safety Claims Regarding Its Talc-Based Baby Powder
June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina led an executive committee that included Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, New York, and Washington. . . .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina led an executive committee that included Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, New York, and Washington. . . .