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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.
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It’s labeled a “clarification,” but an amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure going into effect today is intended to end the widespread practice of judges allowing paid experts to peddle unscientific theories in their courts.
Lawsuit alleging that Johnson & Johnson's talcum power caused cancer used faulty expert testimony, appeals court rules.
Court: The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division - Johnson & Johnson has successfully appealed a $223.8 judgment against it following a trial involving allegations...