Johnson’s baby powder
At issue is whether the St. Louis judge overseeing the case, abused his discretion in allowing a plaintiff who originally sued in St. Louis County Circuit Court, located in Clayton, Missouri, to go to trial in the city of St. Louis.
February 27, 2018 at 06:14 PM
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Johnson & Johnson asked the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday to transfer a talcum powder case out of St. Louis in the latest attempt to avoid a venue where juries have awarded multimillion-dollar verdicts to ovarian cancer victims and their families.
Michael Blaes filed his lawsuit after his wife, Shawn Blaes, died from ovarian cancer in 2010. The case is among thousands against Johnson & Johnson over its baby powder and other talcum powder products.
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