Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5-billion settlement in baby powder lawsuits
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Open this photo in gallery:Johnson & Johnson said the settlement covers about 69,000 cases, totalling 99.75 per cent of the remaining talc claims.Lucas Jackson/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountJohnson & Johnson JNJ-N said on…
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Open this photo in gallery:Johnson & Johnson said the settlement covers about 69,000 cases, totalling 99.75 per cent of the remaining talc claims.Lucas Jackson/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountJohnson & Johnson JNJ-N said on Monday it would pay US$5.5-billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a landmark settlement aimed at closing a chapter of contentious litigation that has dogged the company for years.J&J said the settlement covers about 69,000 cases consolidated in federal court in New Jersey, and related cases in state court, totalling 99.75 per cent of the remaining talc claims.Plaintiffs’ law firms confirmed the deal on Monday, saying it was a good…
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