Johnson & Johnson has boosted to more than $8.2 billion its offer to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who say its baby powder gave them cancer, according to people familiar with the matter.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has raised its offer to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder caused cancer to over $8.2B, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg, compared to its previous proposal of $6.

J&J recently garnered support from more than 75 per cent of baby powder claimants for an out-of-court deal that includes claims that the talc-based version caused ovarian and other gynecological cance