Johnson & Johnson Reaches $5.5 Billion Settlement Over Talc Lawsuits

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The Guardian 2 hours ago • theguardian.com

Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5bn settlement in talc cancer lawsuit

Landmark deal covers about 76,000 claims and could end contentious, decade-long legal battleJohnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5bn to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby ⁠powder and o…

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Al Jazeera 6 hours ago • aljazeera.com

J&J offers $5.5bn settlement in lawsuits claiming talc link to cancer

Settlement resolves thousands of US lawsuits, with a record UK case against the company under way. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $5.5bn to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in the United States that allege…

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