Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7bn over talc cancer claims

Women claim the company’s talcum powder contributed to them developing ovarian cancerJohnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay nearly $4.7bn (£3.58bn) in damages to 22 women who claim the company’s talcum powder contributed to them developing ovarian cancer.Mark Lanier, the lead counsel for the women, six of whom have died from ovarian cancer, said Johnson & Johnson had covered up evidence of asbestos in its products for more than 40 years. Continue reading...