Judge allows testimony of talc’s link to cancer

In a victory for thousands of women suing Johnson & Johnson over claims that the company’s baby powder and other talc products caused their ovarian cancer, a US federal judge has ruled to allow testimony from experts who support the link. The ruling from an outside judge serving as a special master in the long-running litigation, which includes more than 67,500 lawsuits ​that have been consolidated in federal court in New Jersey, will allow the cases to move towards the first trial in federal court potentia ...