Pennsylvania jury finds J&J liable in talc cancer case

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: A Pennsylvania jury has found Johnson & Johnson liable in a lawsuit alleging its talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer, awarding US$250,000 to the family of a woman who died from the disease.

The verdict, delivered on February 13 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, sided with the family of Gayle Emerson, who claimed the company knew for years its talc-based products