New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- A California jury on Friday, 12 December awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused their ovarian cancer.

The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court ordered the company to pay $18 million to Monica Kent and $22 million to Deborah Schultz and her husband after finding out Johnson & Johnson knew for years that its talc-based products were harmful and yet failed to warn consumers, according to Reuters.

According to court records, Kent was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2014, while Schultz was diagnosed in 2018. Both women are California residents who told the court they had used J&J's baby powder after bathing for around 40 years.

They further testified at the trial that their trea...