on the whole story. i blame johnson & johnson baby powder. we have never confirmed a finding of asbestos in any product that has been sold. do you consider it an abuse of bankruptcy law? i do. what johnson ask johnson did. i definitely do. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. tonight, cnn chief investigative correspondent pamela brown brings us the story of three women in legal battles with one of the largest health care companies in the world over a commonly used household item they say is responsible for causing their cancers. that product is johnson & johnson talcum baby powder. for more than a century, the name johnson & johnson was synonymous with baby powder. the lawsuit from these women claimed the powder contained asbestos. and these are just three out of tens of thousands of lawsuits johnson & johnson is facing over this product, which was discontinued in the u.s. and canada in 2020. johnson & johnson staunchly denies these claims, and
coming up i was loyal to that product. on the whole story. i blame johnson & johnson baby powder. we have never confirmed a finding of asbestos in any product that has been sold. do you consider it an abuse of bankruptcy law? i do. i definitely do. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. tonight, cnn chief investigative correspondent pamela brown brings us the story of three women in legal battles with one of the largest health care companies in the world over a commonly used household item they say is responsible for causing their cancers. that product is johnson & johnson talcm baby powder. for more than a century, the name johnson & johnson was sin onmm with baby powder. these are just three of tens of thousands of lawsuits johnson & johnson is facing over this product which was discontinued in the u.s. and canada in 2020. johnson & johnson staunchly denies these claims and you ll hear from them directly in this hour about their methodology and the
Important for me that people know about these cases is that they are doing an enormous disservice to a very important issue of women s health. what we can say with 100% certainty is that we have never confirmed a finding of asbestos in any product that has been sold, and that decades of scientific testing and study have shown that our talc is safe and does not cause cancer. so one of the plaintiff s attorneys we interviewed brought up this document. this is from the patel mumerial institute. i want to get your reaction. there are a number of these reports, and plaintiffs often point to these findings of tremolite in an effort to suggest they mean asbestos. but we only have to look at patel s published scientific articles to know that these reports do not show asbestos. i want to show you this other document that i read, it says, quote, it is not inconceivable
Testing done by a group called patel. and we have one document showing in 1958 that patel found in johnson s baby powder tremolite, and we have them describing it as fibrous, which is asbestos. here s a document, april 15th, 1969, johnson & johnson is talking about the dangers of needle-like tremolite, and it says we should consult the law department on that question. so, i mean, johnson & johnson is at the center of this, and so it is essential to hear from this lawyer who has been defending johnson & johnson in court. the first thing that is most important for me that people know about these cases is that
And specifically, there was some testing done by a group called patel, and we have one document showing in 1958 that patel found in johnson s baby powder trem aloid, and we have them describing it as fibrous, which is asbestos. here s a document, april 15th, 1969, johnson & johnson is talking about the dangers of needle-like tremoline, and it says we should consult the law department on that question. so johnson & johnson is at the center of it, so it is essential to hear from this lawyer who has been defending johnson & johnson in court. the first thing that is most