Products Liability
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
Pending actions
68,914
Historical total
71,601
Resolved / remanded
2,687
Active. A substantial share of actions remain pending. Of 71,601 lawsuits ever part of this litigation, 68,914 remain active.
About this litigation
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation is a federal multidistrict litigation classified by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation as a Products Liability docket. It was centralized on October 4, 2016 before Michael A. Shipp, U.S. District Judge, in the D. New Jersey.
As of the August 3, 2026 JPML report, 68,914 individual lawsuits are pending in this MDL. Cases coordinated in an MDL keep their separate identity — they are managed together only for pretrial proceedings. Learn how MDLs work.
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