New York — A Missouri appeals court overturned a $110m verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a Virginia woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after decades of using of its talc-based products for feminine hygiene.
The ruling, which reverses a 2017 judgment in favour of the plaintiff, said the Missouri court lacked the authority to judge the case, citing a 2017 Missouri supreme court ruling that limited out-of-state plaintiffs’ ability to sue within the state...
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