Breaking Johnson & Johnson to discontinue it's baby powder

[Shiv Verma]

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $18.8 million to a man who claimed he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder.

Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million to man who got cancer from baby powder

Johnson & Johnson must pay USD 18.8 million to a California man who developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, marking a setback as the company tries to resolve thousands of similar cases in bankruptcy court.

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J&J effort to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy fails a second time

A U.S. judge on Friday shot down Johnson & Johnson's second attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products in bankruptcy, imperiling a proposed $8.9 billion settlement that would stop new lawsuits from being filed.

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Lawyers for thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson's talc-based powders caused them to develop cancer on Wednesday urged a U.S. judge to temporarily block the company from seeking bankruptcy protection for a third time for its talc subsidiary.

J&J talc cancer plaintiffs want 6-month ban on further bankruptcy filings

Lawyers for thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson's talc-based powders caused them to develop cancer on Wednesday urged a U.S. judge to temporarily block the company from seeking bankruptcy protection for a third time for its talc subsidiary.

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