Johnson & Johnson hit with $72m Damages in Talc-Cancer case

A jury in the US state of Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72m (£51m) to the family of a woman who claimed her death was linked to use of the company's Baby Powder talc.

Jackie Fox from Birmingham, Alabama died of ovarian cancer last year, aged 62, having used the talc for decades.

Her family's lawyers argued that the firm knew of cancer risks from the product and failed to warn consumers.

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Prudential Business Profit Boosted by Asia and US by 17%

The insurer said profit in the six months to June was £1.88bn, a 17% rise from £1.6bn last year after currency movements are stripped out.

 

It also said its life and asset management products in the UK had done particularly well during the period.