The Talcum Powder Lawsuit The Truth, The Lies, and The
#0183;#32;The first talcum powder lawsuit was filed in 2009 by Diane Berg, a woman from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Berg, who is a physician assistant, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2006 when she was just 49 years old. She sprinkled her underwear with the cosmetic powder for most of her life to remove quot;bad smells.quot;