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A California jury has ordered Colgate & Johnson & Johnson to pay $12M verdict a 61-year old woman who claimed her mesothelioma cancer was caused by using the company’s talcum powder. California state court jury has ordered Colgate & Johnson & Johnson...
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Chinese researchers observed that DFMO (a-difluoromethylornithine) treatment could significantly restrict the tumor growth in resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients who have undergone U.S. FDA approved chemotherapeutic treatment. DFMO treatment...
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A Manhattan jury has awarded $25 million to a woman who claimed that she developed mesothelioma from prolonged exposure to asbestos-containing talcum powder. The jury verdict ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $25 million in damages to a 66-year older woman...
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A jury ordered the Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America to pay a combined $117 million in damages to a New Jersey man and his family after finding he developed mesothelioma from inhaling asbestos particles over decades of use of Johnson & Johnson...
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A state jury in New York ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $325M verdict to Donna Olson and her husband who claim its talcum powder caused her to develop mesothelioma. May 22, 2019, A New York jury slammed Johnson & Johnson with a $325M verdict in favor of...
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French researchers found that BDNF- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is linked with the start and spread of the tumor in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Additional research can improve diagnosis and mesothelioma treatment.
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Researchers revealed that excessive genital use of talcum powder changes the enzymatic activity favoring ovarian cancer cells' survival. Moreover, with changes at the molecular level, it also causes a reduction in ovarian cancer cell death (apoptosis) and increases in...
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A jury in California ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $29.4 million to a woman who believes her mesothelioma is tied to her regular use of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder.
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California resident Eva Echeverria claims that she developed ovarian cancer after using the company’s talc-based product for feminine hygiene. The verdict marks one of the most substantial sums in the series of talcum powder lawsuit verdicts against J&J. The Jury...
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Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay the compensation for the damages to the family of Alabama woman who died of cancer and claims that it was due to the company's talcum powder. On February 26, 2016, Johnson & Johnson was held liable for injuries and...
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