Tag: asbestos exposure
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Johnson & Johnson To Pay $8.9 Billion Over Baby Powder Cancer Claims
Last week Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson announced that they had agreed to pay an $8.9 billion settlement towards thousands of people who claimed that the company’s talcum powder products had caused cancer and mesothelioma. The proposed settlement, which will be paid out over 25 years and through a subsidiary, comes years after the first filing…
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Study Confirms: Any Asbestos Exposure Amount Can Cause Mesothelioma
A common question among mesothelioma patients, or even people just interested in learning about the cancer, revolves around levels of asbestos exposure. They ask, “How much asbestos must you be exposed to in order to develop mesothelioma?” or “How often must asbestos exposure occur for you to be in danger?” The answer is simple: any amount…