Fear, science, and the law: If talc powder is unlikely to cause cancer and J&J was winning in court, why did it pay more than $5.5 billion to settle? Surya Prakash Josyula | Telugu Times | July 30, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/07/30/fear-science-and-the-law-if-talc-powder-is-unlikely-to-cause-cancer-and-jj-was-winning-in-court-why-did-it-pay-more-than-5-5-billion-to-settle/ It is one of the strangest corporate stories in recent history. Johnson & Johnson won most of the major talc cases that went to trial. Yet, after fighting for nearly 12 years, the healthcare giant agreed to pay $5.5 billion to settle the remaining lawsuits.