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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Kiran Tom Sajan

J&J Gets Support For $6.5B Baby Talc Settlement Amid Third Bankruptcy Bid: Report

J&J faces lawsuits from around 61,000 claimants who allege that asbestos contamination in its talc products led to ovarian and other cancers (Credit: AFP)

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has secured support for its proposed $6.5-billion settlement aimed at resolving tens of thousands of lawsuits that allege its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer.

According to a Bloomberg report, more than 75% of claimants have voted in favor of the settlement, reaching the threshold J&J set for its third attempt to place its subsidiary into bankruptcy protection to address the litigation.

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