$417 Million Awarded In Suit Tying Johnson’s Baby Powder To Cancer

RONI CARYN RABIN, NY Times: Science
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 11:47pm

A Los Angeles jury voted the damages for a medical receptionist who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talc for decades.

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