J&J seeks backing for R200 billion deal after baby powder cancer controversy

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J&J seeks backing for R200 billion deal after baby powder cancer controversy

will ask thousands of people suing over its allegedly tainted baby powder to vote for a settlement that would resolve all litigation for $11 billion — $2.1 billion more than the company offered last year.

In a news release Wednesday, J&J urged those who blame the talc-based powder for ovarian cancer to support a third bankruptcy filing aimed at corralling all current and future legal claims. Two earlier attempts to use Chapter 11 to foster such a deal failed as plaintiffs held out for a bigger payout.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.

 

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