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Story summary
- A California jury awarded $40 million to Monica Kent and Deborah Schultz over talc-based baby powder and ovarian cancer claims.
- The jury found Johnson & Johnson failed to warn consumers about risks, despite knowledge of dangers since the 1960s.
- Monica Kent received $18 million and Deborah Schultz $22 million.
- Johnson & Johnson plans to appeal while asserting its talc products are safe and asbestos-free, amid over 67,000 talc lawsuits.
