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02-24-2016, 07:35 PM
A jury believes baby powder can cause cancer, and asks J&J to pay $72 million
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A Missouri jury has awarded $72m to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other products containing talcum.
The civil suit by Jackie Fox of Birmingham, Alabama,*was part of a broader claim in the city of St. Louis circuit court involving nearly 60 people. Her son took over as plaintiff following his mother’s October 2015 death at 62, more than two years after her diag**sis.
SEE ALSO: CDC investigating 14 cases of Zika virus possibly spread through *** (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/zika-cases-***ual-transmission/)
Marvin Salter of Jacksonville, Florida, said his late mother, who was a foster parent, used the brand of talcum powder as a bathroom staple for decades. “It just became second nature, like brushing your teeth,” he said. “It’s a household name.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/johnson-johnson-ordered-to-pay-72-million-to-ovarian-cancer-patient-over-baby-powder-claims/)
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A Missouri jury has awarded $72m to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other products containing talcum.
The civil suit by Jackie Fox of Birmingham, Alabama,*was part of a broader claim in the city of St. Louis circuit court involving nearly 60 people. Her son took over as plaintiff following his mother’s October 2015 death at 62, more than two years after her diag**sis.
SEE ALSO: CDC investigating 14 cases of Zika virus possibly spread through *** (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/zika-cases-***ual-transmission/)
Marvin Salter of Jacksonville, Florida, said his late mother, who was a foster parent, used the brand of talcum powder as a bathroom staple for decades. “It just became second nature, like brushing your teeth,” he said. “It’s a household name.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/johnson-johnson-ordered-to-pay-72-million-to-ovarian-cancer-patient-over-baby-powder-claims/)
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