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Jul. 31, 2017

Johnson & Johnson attorney challenges toxicologist on talc danger

Johnson & Johnson defense attorneys got their first shot at cross-examining a plaintiff’s witness Friday, questioning the credibility of a toxicologist as a made-to-order expert whose determination that talc causes cancer doesn’t align with most health agency findings.

LOS ANGELES — Johnson & Johnson defense attorneys got their first shot at cross-examining a plaintiff’s witness Friday, questioning the credibility of a toxicologist as a made-to-order expert whose determination that talc causes cancer doesn’t align with most health agency findings.

Laura Plunkett, a pharmacologist and toxicologist, testified in the California bellwether jury trial that six analyses spanning 25 years found a sta...

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