A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary against Dr. Jacqueline Moline, who published a paper linking talc-based consumer products to cancer.
The court found that Moline’s research was neither fraudulent nor libelous, reaffirming her free speech rights under the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner ruled that Moline did not engage in fraud, libel, or false advertising when she published a 2020 paper concluding that exposure to asbestos-contaminated talcum powder products can cause mesothelioma.
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The lawsuit, filed by Johnson & ...