Examples of mesothelioma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Alameda County Superior Court jury found Monday that Johnson & Johnson was responsible for Christina Prudencio’s mesothelioma and awarded $26.4 million for her losses, most of it for past and future pain and suffering. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2021 That’s understandable, after several recent high-profile incidents in which beauty products were linked to health issues—perhaps most notably Johnson & Johnson baby powder’s connection to the cancer mesothelioma. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 2 Aug. 2021 The International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization, classifies asbestos as a cause of mesothelioma and other types of cancer. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021 Fields has mesothelioma, according to Moore-Fields. — Lauren Castle, azcentral, 7 Apr. 2020 On Monday, an unusual mid-trial settlement was announced in an Oakland, California, case involving a woman who claimed asbestos in the powder caused her mesothelioma, a cancer that can affect the lungs and other organs. — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2020 The lawyers represent four people who alleged in lawsuits that J&J’s talc powders contained asbestos and that their use of the powders caused a cancer of the lungs known as mesothelioma. — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2020 On Monday, an unusual mid-trial settlement was announced in an Oakland, California, case involving a woman who claimed asbestos in the powder caused her mesothelioma, a cancer that can affect the lungs and other organs. — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2020 About 16,800 plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against J&J in U.S. state and federal courts alleging the company’s talcum powders caused ovarian cancer or mesothelioma, and J&J failed to properly warn consumers of this risk. — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020

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