JOHNSON & JOHNSON FACES GROWING CANCER LAWSUIT THREAT OVER TALC ASBESTOS CLAIMS
January 1st, 2019
EMBATTLED Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has launched appeal proceedings against a mammoth USD4.69 billion judgement as it fights on to salvage its reputation amid increasing claims its Baby Powder causes cancer.
Dubbed by one attorney as the biggest public health scandal after tobacco, the American personal care product giant is currently fending off almost 12,000 other lawsuits.
J&J insists talcum powder used in its iconic product – on sale since 1893 – is safe and does not contain asbestos, a known carcinogen.
But that has not stopped a St Louis ...
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