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New research associates the use of J&J talc products with ovarian cancer. The findings could help those who have filed lawsuits against the company.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - An offshoot of Johnson & Johnson is paying nearly $6.5 billion to settle almost all lawsuits alleging its talcum powder contained asbestos and caused certain cancers - two months before the company could question the findings of highly paid experts who drove tens of thousands of lawsuits.

Johnson & Johnson announces $6.475 billion settlement for talc-related ovarian cancer lawsuits. Details on proposed resolution.

BURLINGTON – A Burlington man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to shooting a man who he had fired earlier in the day during an altercation at his

Johnson & Johnson will get a new chance to contest the scientific evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday,

Reuters reports that more than 40% of the payouts went to safety net hospitals and federally qualified health centers serving high-risk patients and areas. In other industry news, Moderna wins $750 million to develop flu vaccines; Steward Health Care will sell its physician network; and more.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ reportedly has an opportunity to challenge the scientific evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer, as U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp…

Johnson and Johnson will pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Mississippi over the company’s talc-based baby powder.

Johnson & Johnson will pay $75 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Mississippi over the company's talc-based baby powder,

Johnson & Johnson will get a new chance to contest the scientific evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, potentially disrupting more than 53,000 lawsuits the company is now facing over its talc products.