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Aug. 3, 2017

Talc expert’s five days of testimony ends with answer to one question

After what seemed like a dayslong buildup by the defense to get a plaintiff’s expert witness to answer one question, testimony of a toxicologist in the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder trial ended after more than eight hours of cross examination Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — After what seemed like a dayslong buildup by the defense to get a plaintiff’s expert witness to answer one question, testimony of a toxicologist in the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder trial ended after more than eight hours of cross examination Wednesday.

The testimony of pharmacologist Laura Plunkett, who determined there’s a link between prolonged use of the company’s talc powder and the development of ovarian ca...

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