The Fulton County judge overseeing a trial in which Johnson & Johnson is accused of marketing talc-based baby powder that caused a woman’s ovarian cancer declined to stop the trial and clear the company of liability after the plaintiffs wrapped up their case.

In a motion for a directed verdict, Johnson & Johnson said the attorneys for the deceased woman’s granddaughter and executor had failed to prove the baby powder was linked to ovarian cancer in general or that it caused the death of Diane Brower.