A terminally-ill man won $18 million in a lawsuit after saying he got cancer from Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, but a bankruptcy court order means he likely won't live long enough to see the money

Wed, 07/19/2023 - 01:41

In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson and Johnson baby powder is displayed on April 05, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. Johnson & Johnson announced an agreement on Tuesday to pay $8.9 billion to tens of thousands of people who say the company's talcum powder products caused cancer. — Johnson & Johnson stopped selling talc-based baby powder in 2020.
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Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $18 million to a man who said he got cancer from baby powder.
The man, 24, will likely not get to see the money anytime soon, due to a bankruptcy court order.
And Anthony Hernandez Valadez's health is failing, and he's not expected to survive the summer.

A 24-year-old man in California was awarded $18.8 million on Tuesday in his lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, in which he blamed talc in the company's baby powder for giving him cancer.