Tens of thousands of plaintiffs allege in state and federal lawsuits that Johnson & Johnson talc products, including baby powder, caused ovarian cancer or mesothelioma. Federal cases are consolidated in a multidistrict litigation before US District Judge Michael Shipp in New Jersey.
As of 30 October 2026 J&J's proposed $5.5 billion ovarian talc settlement announced on 27 July 2026 had not been reported as meeting its 95 percent participation condition, and MDL deadlines were reported as held in abeyance while participation is reported to the court.
In re LTL Management LLC, No. 22-2003. The court ordered dismissal of the first Chapter 11 case of LTL Management, the J&J subsidiary holding talc liabilities, holding it was not in financial distress when it filed and so the petition was not filed in good faith.
In re LTL Management LLC, Nos. 23-2971 and 23-2972 (non-precedential). The court affirmed the bankruptcy court's dismissal of LTL's second Chapter 11 petition for lack of financial distress.
In re Red River Talc LLC, No. 24-90505, ruling denying confirmation and dismissing the case. The court refused to confirm the prepackaged plan and dismissed the case, citing voting irregularities, a channeling injunction protecting more than 700 non debtors, and nonconsensual third party releases contrary to Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, according to summaries by Hogan Lovells and HarrisMartin.
Order granting motion to dismiss, Aronstein v. Kenvue, Inc., No. 3:24-cv-04665 (ECF No. 61, filed stamp 2 February 2026), with an accompanying memorandum opinion. Granted the defendants' motion and dismissed the amended complaint without prejudice, with leave to file an amended complaint within 45 days. Reuters reported the ruling on 29 January 2026 and said the court found the plaintiffs' claimed injury from delay was hypothetical.
Order to Show Cause, MDL No. 16-2738 (MAS) (RLS), ECF No. 45696, with a memorandum opinion of the same date. Granted J&J's motion and ordered all plaintiffs to show cause within 120 days why their cases should not be dismissed with prejudice for failure to point to admissible expert opinion on specific causation. J&J then has 90 days to respond and the magistrate judge will issue a report and recommendation. J&J and AP said this followed the withdrawal of specific causation experts in two bellwether cases.
Announcement of proposed resolution of ovarian talc litigation. J&J committed $5.5 billion, paid per claim, for about 76,000 remaining ovarian claims, conditional on at least 95 percent participation, with a first payment of no more than $3 billion in 2027. It said it had previously settled about 95 percent of filed mesothelioma lawsuits.
Order holding deadlines in abeyance (reported). MDL deadlines, stayed on 29 July 2026, remained in abeyance, and negotiation counsel were directed to report to the court every two weeks on claimant participation in the settlement, according to MDL Update.
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Last updated 30 October 2026. Spotted an error? See corrections. Every event links to the record it comes from. Allegations are attributed to whoever made them.