June 2017 – SCOVERNLAW

Key Talc Expert Defends Cancer Link Ahead Of Calif. Trial

Posted on June 30, 2017 Scovern LawPosted in Talcum Powder Cancer Link

June 29, 2017, Law 360 — A toxicology expert who has repeatedly testified for women alleging they developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products on Tuesday explained her methodology to the California judge overseeing the state’s first talc trial. Toxicology and pharmacology expert Laura Plunkett defended her conclusion that talc causes […]

Talc Is Clearly Toxic, Expert Says In Talc Cancer Trial

Posted on June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 Scovern LawPosted in Talcum Powder Cancer Link

Law360 (June 19, 2017) — There is no question that talc is toxic and can cause genetic alterations linked to cancer, a toxicology expert for three women who died of ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products told a Missouri jury on Monday. During the second day of the trial in St. […]