Posted on 10/21/2017 10:23:50 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A California judge on Friday threw out a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its talc-based products like Johnson’s Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.
The ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson marked the latest setback facing women and family members who accuse J&J of not adequately warning consumers about the cancer risks of its talc-based products.
The decision followed a jury’s decision in August to hit J&J with the largest verdict to date in the litigation, awarding California resident Eva Echeverria $70 million in compensatory damages and $347 million in punitive damages.
Nelson on Friday reversed the jury verdict and granted J&J’s request for a new trial. Nelson said the August trial was underpinned by errors and insufficient evidence on both sides, culminating in excessive damages. …
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Yep.
the amount was beyond stoopid.
By now, everyone should know that too much of anything causes cancer.
There is a slow but continuous flow of uterine fluids out the cervix into the vagina and out the vaginal orifice. I am mystified as to how talc could get into the uterus, up the Fallopian tubes and to the ovaries. There is also a flow of fluid down the Fallopian tubes. This is the bodies normal protection mechanism. It is a cleansing flow that protects against infection.
Sperm can and do. They swim, talcum powder does not swim. I think this is a bogus lawsuit.
Sperm motility is why oopsies happen, not vaginas' vacuuming effect, whatever that is.
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