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nitpicker

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Tue Aug 22, 2017, 04:22 AM Aug 2017

Johnson & Johnson faces $417m payout in latest talc case

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41003540

Johnson & Johnson faces $417m payout in latest talc case

21 August 2017

From the section Business

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $417m (£323.4m) to a woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after using products such as baby powder. The California jury's decision marks the largest award yet in a string of lawsuits that claim the firm did not adequately warn about cancer risks from talc-based products.

A spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson defended the products' safety. The firm plans to appeal, as it has in previous cases.
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The evidence around any link between talc use and cancer is inconclusive.

Johnson & Johnson, headquartered in New Jersey, faces thousands of claims from women who say they developed cancer due to using the firm's products to address concerns about vaginal odour and moisture.

Johnson & Johnson has lost four of five previous cases tried before juries in Missouri, which have led to more than $300m in penalties.
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Johnson & Johnson faces $417m payout in latest talc case (Original Post) nitpicker Aug 2017 OP
I am sure it is going to appeal question everything Aug 2017 #1

question everything

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1. I am sure it is going to appeal
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 12:33 AM
Aug 2017

I find it hard to believe that talcum powder, if used as intended, can cause ovarian cancer.

Have any studies done, perhaps on lab animals to show causation?


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