US judge casts doubt on 69,000 cases alleging J&J talc caused cancer

July 23, 2026
U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh in Trenton, New Jersey, ‌said that ⁠recent testimony ⁠by two of the plaintiffs’ experts raised doubts about whether any plaintiffs ​can provide evidence admissible in court “that talcum powder use specifically caused her ovarian cancer.”