Johnson & Johnson accused at LA trial of hiding asbestos risks in baby powder for decades

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Families of three women who died from ovarian cancer told a California jury that Johnson & Johnson knowingly concealed asbestos risks associated with its talc-based baby powder products for decades. The claims were presented during opening statements in a bellwether trial involving consolidated lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s talc products caused ovarian cancer after years of use. The families of Mary Owens, Bonnie Tienken and Geneva Williams — three women who died of ovarian cancer — allege J&J knew its talc products were dangerous even as it aggressively marketed them as gentle and pure. Plaintiffs’ counsel walked jurors through internal company documents dating from the 1960s throug