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June 24, 2020

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $2.1B for Cancer-Causing Baby Powder
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In health news, Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $2.1 billion
to a group of women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum
products contaminated with asbestos. In its ruling, the Eastern District
Missouri Court of Appeals said Johnson & Johnson had "engaged in conduct
that was outrageous because of evil motive or reckless indifference."
But the appeals court did reduce the verdict amount, which had been $4.7
billion. Johnson & Johnson recently stopped selling its brand of talcum
powder in the United States and Canada, but it is continuing to sell the
products overseas.


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