Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Case Against Johnson & Johnson Continues in Florida

MIAMI –– An asbestos-containing talcum powder trial involving Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder is scheduled to start its fifth day of trial in Florida, where jurors are hearing claims that an anesthesiologist’s ovarian cancer was caused by decades of using the talcum powder product.

Trial began in the Florida Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County before Hon. William Thomas on Feb. 13 with opening arguments.

Since opening arguments, jurors have heard testimony from plaintiff experts Drs. Laura Plunkett and Lara Freidenfelds.

In a complaint filed in 2019, plaintiff Robert A. Sugarman asserted claims on behalf …