A jury has awarded nearly $4.7 billion in damages to a group of women who said Johnson & Johnson talcum products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. But the company is still facing thousands of cases involving its baby powder. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports.
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Johnson & Johnson still battling thousands of cases involving its baby powder
A jury has awarded nearly $4.7 billion in damages to a group of women who said Johnson & Johnson talcum products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. But the company is still facing thousands of cases involving its baby powder. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports.
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Johnson & Johnson still battling thousands of cases involving its baby powder
The plaintiffs argued that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products, like baby powder, caused them to develop ovarian cancer. This was the first trial to argue that talc in baby powder contains cancer-causing asbestos. Johnson & Johnson said in a statement it “is deeply disappointed” and “remains confident that its products do not contain asbestos and do not cause ovarian cancer.” CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why this verdict is one of the “most extraordinary” she’s ever seen.
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