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Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer (www.reuters.com)
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Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate.

J&J's subsidiary LTL Management, which absorbed the company's talc liability in a controversial 2021 spinoff, last week filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court asking it to force three researchers to "retract and/or issue a correction" of a study that said asbestos-contaminated consumer talc products sometimes caused patients to develop mesothelioma.

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[-] PinkPanther@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

J&J is trying to sue facts. If they win, it'd set a precedent for other companies to sue and win with their own truth. Fuck J&J up their stupid asses.

[-] fist_of_fartitude@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Hopefully the judge doesn’t just toss the suit, but sanctions J&J for this. Fuck everything about this suit.

[-] Moyer1666@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What? Asbestos is well known to cause mesothelioma. What the hell is this suit based on other than bullshit?

[-] zzzzz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Talc is not asbestos.

[-] girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

True, but ...

One particular issue with commercial use of talc is its frequent co-location in underground deposits with asbestos ore. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc

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