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Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer (www.reuters.com)
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Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate.

J&J's subsidiary LTL Management, which absorbed the company's talc liability in a controversial 2021 spinoff, last week filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court asking it to force three researchers to "retract and/or issue a correction" of a study that said asbestos-contaminated consumer talc products sometimes caused patients to develop mesothelioma.

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[–] 36 points 3 years ago

Hopefully the judge doesn’t just toss the suit, but sanctions J&J for this. Fuck everything about this suit.

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    [–] 25 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    What? Asbestos is well known to cause mesothelioma. What the hell is this suit based on other than bullshit?

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Talc is not asbestos.

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    • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    Streisand effect comes to mind here.

    They're not putting this toothpaste back in the tube, so maybe start designing a better tube you numbnuts.

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    [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Truly disgusting conduct from J & J.

    It really seems like a fishing expedition as they are claiming that 'some or all' of the patients in the studies were 'exposed to asbestos from other sources' (instead of J&J? in addition to J&J? its not clear) - but then they are asking the patients identities be disclosed - so how could they know that?

    They want to attack and harass and discredit the patients themselves now.

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    [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    J&J is trying to sue facts. If they win, it'd set a precedent for other companies to sue and win with their own truth. Fuck J&J up their stupid asses.

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