The record
An Illinois appellate court affirmed a judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a talc-mesothelioma case, and noted that after suit was filed J&J created two new companies.
Claim scope
A 2026 published state appellate affirmance in a talc-mesothelioma case, with a public-domain neutral citation indexed in CourtListener. The opinion recites that the decedent 'used [baby powder] for nearly five decades' and was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2020 at age 52, and that she 'sued Johnson & Johnson and others, alleging they were negligent in selling talc-based products containing asbestos.' Defendants include Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. as successor to Sierra Talc, United Sierra Division of Cyprus Mines, American Talc Company, Metropolitan Talc Company, and Windsor Minerals — the talc supply chain named in a published opinion.
What this source does not establish
The allegations of asbestos content are described as the plaintiff's allegations; the affirmance rests on jury instructions, evidentiary rulings, successor-liability principles, and the constitutionality of the Illinois prejudgment-interest statute — not on an independent judicial finding that the product contained asbestos.
Limitations
Citation is a neutral/public-domain cite (2026 IL App (1st) 242199), indexed in CourtListener's citations field — this is the ONE modern talc case in this set with a directly indexed cite. No N.E.3d parallel cite available yet. Opinion was 'dissented in part, with opinion.'
Source
Case Citation — Salcedo v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., 2026 IL App (1st) 242199