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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Ben Crump, Black women's organization sues Johnson & Johnson over marketing of talcum powder

Attorney Benjamin Crump is among the lawyers who announced a lawsuit on behalf of the National Council of Negro Women against Johnson & Johnson.

A complaint obtained by Insider alleges some members of the nonprofit organization developed ovarian cancer after using the company's powder products. The suit accuses Johnson & Johnson of targeting their products to Black women "knowing that Black women were more likely to use the Powder Products and use them regularly. These Powder Products were not safe, however."

"NCNW has thousands of members who have used J&J's Powder Products. Some of those members have already been injured through the development of ovarian cancer caused by J&J's Powder Products," the suit states. "Others have legitimate reasons to believe that they will develop symptoms and are thus suffering psychological harm while also requiring immediate medical monitoring."Watch his remarks here from a press conference in Washington, D.C.

"NCNW has thousands of members who have used J&J's Powder Products. Some of those members have already been injured through the development of ovarian cancer caused by J&J's Powder Products," the suit states. "Others have legitimate reasons to believe that they will develop symptoms and are thus suffering psychological harm while also requiring immediate medical monitoring."

Watch Attorney Crump's remarks on the lawsuit below: