US pharma giant to pay out $7.9 billion over baby powder lawsuits

US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson will pay seven point nine billion dollars to settle thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder caused ovarian cancer, ABC News reports. The company has faced years of litigation over talc-based products, and this settlement marks one of the largest payouts in that fight.

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