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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits
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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuitsImage source, Getty ImagesByOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterPublished13 minutes agoJohnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its…

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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuitsImage source, Getty ImagesByOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterPublished13 minutes agoJohnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other products containing talcum cause ovarian cancer.The proposed landmark settlement aims to close a long-running legal battle that has weighed on the healthcare giant for years.J&J has denied that its talc-based products caused cancer and has changed the formula of its widely-used baby powder.Erik Haas, the firm's vice president of litigation said on Monday, external that the allegations are "meritless" and that J&J was willing to settle in order to finally resolve the matter.Haas said in a…

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