Product Description
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc. (WCD) — one of the largest historical distributors of cosmetic-grade talc in the United States — allegedly supplied talc contaminated with tremolite and anthophyllite asbestos to Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive, Avon, and numerous other consumer packaged goods brands. WCD’s supply chain allegedly drew from Italian talc sources, later Chinese sources, and Vermont talc from Windsor Minerals (which was acquired by J&J and later sold onward), each of which has been implicated in litigation as geologically co-located with asbestiform amphibole.
Publicly filed litigation has alleged that WCD, as the middle link between raw talc mines and consumer-brand formulators, allegedly failed to test for or warn its brand customers about amphibole contamination. WCD filed for bankruptcy in 2022 under the weight of mounting talc litigation.
Workers Exposed and Household Consumers
- Women consuming any of the dozens of branded cosmetic powders formulated with WCD-supplied talc — the primary downstream inhalation population
- Cosmetologists and salon workers applying WCD-sourced talc-based cosmetic products
- Household contact exposure via routine bathroom/bedroom application
- Retail cosmetics-counter and drugstore employees stocking and demonstrating WCD-sourced products
- J&J, Colgate, Avon, and other packaged-goods factory workers blending raw WCD talc into finished products
- Windsor Minerals VT mine and mill workers extracting the raw talc
If You Used Cosmetic Talc Products Supplied by WCD
If you or a family member used branded cosmetic talcum powder and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, or another asbestos-related disease, publicly filed litigation has established Whittaker Clark & Daniels as a central talc-supply-chain defendant.
Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956