A South Florida appellate court has dismissed claims against a Delaware company responsible for mining and providing talc to pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.

A divided Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Imerys Talc America Inc. in an opinion issued Wednesday. Imerys had been named alongside Johnson & Johnson companies and Publix Super Markets Inc. in a suit filed by Judith Ricketts in Broward County. The plaintiff, like many other women across the United States, accused the defendants of distributing and selling products — Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other talc-based items — while being aware of the severe health risks, including a causation link to ovarian cancer, they might pose to customers.

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