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MDL No. 2738

Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability

On the current JPML reportActive MDLJPML report of September 1, 2026

IN RE: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation is a pending federal multidistrict litigation in the District of New Jersey before Michael A. Shipp (U.S. District Judge). The Judicial Panel's report dated September 1, 2026 lists 69,250 actions pending and 71,935 actions historically. Plain-language record, status and who-qualifies criteria: Talcum powder (Johnson & Johnson baby powder) lawsuit.

The docket record

Actions pending
69,250+336(+0.5%)
Total actions, historical
71,935
Change, 3 months
+1,221(+1.8%)
Change, 12 months
+2,340(+3.5%)
Docket
MDL No. 2738
Court
District of New Jersey
Transferee judge
Michael A. ShippU.S. District Judge

Source: JPML “Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” report dated September 1, 2026 · first in our series Jan 2024

Actions pending in MDL 2738, by monthly JPML report48k54k61k67k73kJan 2024Jul 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
Actions pending on each monthly JPML report, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026. Gaps are months the report omitted the figure.

Month-by-month figures, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026

Report dateActions pendingChangeTotal, historicalReport
September 1, 202669,250+33671,935PDF
August 3, 202668,914+47971,601PDF
July 1, 202668,435+40671,121PDF
June 1, 202668,029+40670,712PDF
May 1, 202667,623+24770,305PDF
April 1, 202667,376+26170,058PDF
March 2, 202667,115−50769,797PDF
February 2, 202667,622+4269,583PDF
January 5, 202667,580−9069,342PDF
December 2, 202567,670+44169,340PDF
November 3, 202567,229+2568,899PDF
October 1, 202567,204+29468,874PDF
September 2, 202566,910+40168,580PDF
August 1, 202566,509+2,81668,187PDF
July 1, 202563,693+4,12265,220PDF
June 2, 202559,571+92860,792PDF
May 1, 202558,643+43559,813PDF
April 1, 202558,208+259,378PDF
March 3, 202558,206059,376PDF
February 3, 202558,206+159,376PDF
January 2, 202558,205+459,374PDF
December 2, 202458,201+14959,370PDF
October 1, 202458,052+11559,216PDF
September 3, 202457,937+15559,101PDF
August 1, 202457,782+15858,927PDF
July 1, 202457,624+25958,757PDF
June 3, 202457,365+3,41558,498PDF
May 1, 202453,950+1155,083PDF
April 1, 202453,939+14355,072PDF
March 1, 202453,796+2954,923PDF
February 1, 202453,767+3454,894PDF
January 2, 202453,73354,859PDF

How to read this record

Actions pending is the number of individual civil actions currently centralized in this MDL, as counted by the Judicial Panel on the report date. It rises as new cases are transferred or filed directly in the MDL court and falls as cases settle, are dismissed, or are remanded for trial. Total actions is the historical count of every action ever part of the docket.

A rising count means new plaintiffs are still filing; it does not by itself say anything about the merits. A falling count after a settlement announcement usually reflects the settlement being processed. The monthly report says nothing about trial dates, rulings, or settlements; for those, see the lawsuit record above.

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Source

U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, “MDL Statistics Report: Distribution of Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” monthly PDF reports January 2, 2024 to September 1, 2026, jpml.uscourts.gov. Parsed by Settlement Record; see methodology. Settlement Record is an independent reference built from public court records and agency publications. Nothing here is legal advice, and nothing here states that any person has a valid claim. Litigation facts are dated and sourced on each page; confirm anything you rely on against the court's own docket.