Beech Tree News Network

In late February, Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million in damages to a family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer due to prolonged use of the brand’s talc-based baby powder. In light of the national lawsuit, Kentucky attorney Gary Logsdon aims to ramp up rural Kentuckians’ awareness to the case. 

Birmingham, Ala. resident Jacqueline Fox passed away in Oct. 2014 at age 62 of ovarian cancer, which was linked to decades of use of the Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder. Fox’s family said she consistently used the product for five decades, according to a Feb. 24 CNN.com article. 

Johnson & Johnson is the only company involved in the case and the New Brunswick, N.J. company’s talc-based baby powder is the only product under scrutiny.

Logsdon said his interest in the trial dates back 12-16 months, as the case has generated exposure in the national headlines. 

Johnson & Johnson currently faces thousands of cases claiming the brand failed to warn consumers its talc-based powder had the potential to cause cancer.

If inhaled, the talc-based baby powder has been known to cause respiratory issues, but Logsdon said “most folks avoid that calamity”. 

Logsdon said the national case means female Kentuckians of reproductive age are potentially at risk. 

“The Johnson & Johnson brand is already very distrusted by consumers,” Logsdon said. “Multiple different products have in the last 20 years been associated with serious claims to users.” 

For a consultation, contact Gary S. Logsdon at (270) 597-2134 or via email at [email protected].