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J&J talc trial wraps up: Attorneys accuse each other of fake science in closing arguments
ST. LOUIS – Attorneys for both sides claimed the other fabricated science during closing remarks on July 11 after a month-long trial in a lawsuit in which 22 women allege the baby powder they used made by Johnson & Johnson gave them ovarian cancer. -
Defense witness calls Lanier evidence circumstantial in final week of J&J talc trial
ST. LOUIS – In the final week of trial alleging Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused 22 women to develop ovarian cancer, the defense again fought back that the disease came from other causes, while the plaintiffs’ attorney said the defendants were dodging the truth. -
Plaintiffs’ attorney says Johnson & Johnson took easy testing route in talc trial
During questioning of a witness for the defense, the attorney for 22 women suing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for the baby powder they alleged contained asbestos and gave them ovarian cancer, portrayed a company that didn’t want to find out its talc contained asbestos and used a less stringent method of testing. -
Patient disclosure sparks testy exchange in J&J talc trial
ST. LOUIS – A gynecological oncologist called by Johnson & Johnson disputed an allegation he was engaging in a conflict of interest in withholding information from some of the 22 women suing the company over its baby powder they claimed gave them ovarian cancer----by not telling them he was testifying against them in court. -
Lanier goes after J&J epidemiologist who says plaintiff asbestos findings wrong
ST. LOUIS – The attorney for 22 women plaintiffs suing Johnson & Johnson for the baby powder they claimed gave them ovarian cancer on July 2 challenged the qualifications of a defense witness epidemiologist and accused her of leaving pertinent information out of her findings. -
Plaintiff lawyer says J&J accused of altering records as scientist maintains product is asbestos free
ST. LOUIS – Mark Lanier, the attorney for 22 women suing baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson for the talc powder they claimed gave them ovarian cancer, said a J&J scientist had been accused of altering records to quash knowledge the product contained asbestos. -
Asbestos attorney says defense expert playing 'name games'; J&J witness says it's wrong to call things asbestos that are not
ST. LOUIS – Mark Lanier, the attorney for 22 women suing baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson alleging the talc product gave them ovarian cancer, told a star witness for the defense he was engaging in a “name game,” attempting to call asbestos something else. -
Findings of scientist disputed in Johnson & Johnson talc trial
On the day that plaintiffs rested their case, an attorney for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) brought in his own expert witness seeking to undermine the testimony of 22 women in a lawsuit claiming they developed ovarian cancer from the use of asbestos-laced baby powder. -
Oncologist points to asbestos as source of plaintiffs' cancer in St. Louis talc trial
A noted oncologist told a jury in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri on June 26 that the female plaintiffs who are suing Baby Powder maker Johnson & Johnson for ovarian cancer they allegedly contracted from using the product got the disease from exposure to asbestos. -
Expert witness discusses link to asbestos in ovarian cancer in Johnson & Johnson talc trial
ST. LOUIS – An expert witness called by the lawyer for 22 women suing baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri for allegedly causing their ovarian cancer agreed on June 25 that asbestos can cause the disease. -
Women stricken with cancer testify in talc powder trial
ST. LOUIS -- The testimony of women alleging that baby powder produced by Johnson & Johnson and the asbestos it allegedly contained caused their ovarian cancer continued June 18, including a woman who said the diagnosis had dashed her hopes of giving birth. -
Plaintiffs wrap up testimony in Johnson & Johnson baby powder trial
ST. LOUIS – Defense attorneys representing Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit accusing the company of producing asbestos-laced baby powder that gave 22 women ovarian cancer sought once again to show that the women had prior family histories of cancer---unrelated to talc powder use. -
Lawyers debate talc damage as women share stories in J&J trial
ST. LOUIS – A witness for plaintiffs claiming their use of talcum powder caused ovarian cancer told jurors that a preponderance of studies showed that baby powder sold by medical and cosmetics giant Johnson and Johnson contained cancer-causing asbestos. -
Attorneys in Johnson & Johnson talc trial under way differ over test results
ST. LOUIS – Attorneys sparred over pathology slides at trial on June 13 in which baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson is accused of selling product that caused 22 women to develop ovarian cancer. -
Class action filed against Johnson & Johnson over talc cancer claims
ST. LOUIS – Consumers and estate representatives have filed a class-action lawsuit against talcum powder manufacturers over allegations their products caused ovarian cancer. -
St. Louis physician names Johnson & Johnson, others in asbestos injury suit
ST. LOUIS – A physician alleges he developed mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure during his career. -
Consumers sue talcum powder manufacturers for failure to warn
ST. LOUIS — Consumers are suing Johnson & Johnson and others, talcum manufacturers, alleging negligence and failure to warn. -
Talcum powder manufacturers face additional suits
ST. LOUIS — Consumers are suing a number of talcum powder manufacturers, citing alleged negligence.