By Mike Spector and Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson plans to pay an additional $1.1 billion to resolve tens of thousands of legal actions alleging its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer,

Johnson Johnson has added $1.1 billion to its talc settlement, raising the total to over $9 billion. The healthcare giant aims to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products caused cancer.

Johnson & Johnson's latest effort to end tens of thousands of talc lawsuits has sparked a new legal battle between plaintiffs' law firms, with one firm accusing its former joint venture partner of selling out to the healthcare behemoth to cover its own debts.

The increase would bring the total size of the offer to more than $9 billion to resolve claims the New Brunswick-based health conglomerate’s talc-based products caused ovarian cancer.