{
  "id": 2476399,
  "title": "Scientists beat Johnson & Johnson in fight over talc cancer research",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/scientists-beat-johnson-johnson-in-fight-over-talc-cancer-research",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/scientists-beat-johnson-johnson-in-fight-over-talc-cancer-research-1.500648565"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A US judge in Virginia has ruled that three researchers did not defame Johnson & Johnson by publishing research linking cosmetic talcum powder products to mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer. Johnson & Johnson had sued the doctors, alleging they defamed the company in a 2020 scientific article. US District Judge Jamar Walker ruled in favour of the researchers, finding no evidence of malice in the publication. The litigation uncovered some errors in the study's data, but the judge said there was nothing to suggest the mistakes were obvious or deliberately ignored when the research was conducted. Johnson & Johnson plans to appeal the ruling and seek a trial on its claims that the researchers made false statements about cosmetic talc and asbestos exposure.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}