Philadelphia Talc Trial Defense Verdict Affirmed: What J&J’s Win Means for Your Ovarian Cancer Claim | Attorney911
Philadelphia’s First Talc Trial: The Defense Verdict That Stood — and What It Means for You If you used talc-based body powder for years and later heard the words “ovarian cancer” from a doctor, you may have read about this ruling and felt the floor drop. A Pennsylvania appeals court upheld a defense verdict in Philadelphia’s first talc trial, letting stand a trial judge’s decision to keep key causation testimony away from the jury. The headline makes it sound like the door is closing. We are writing this page so you understand, clearly and honestly, why it is not. This ruling addressed one specific trial’s evidentiary procedure. It did not conclude that talc is safe. It did not conclude that talc cannot cause ovarian cancer. It did not dismiss the thousands of remaining cases pending in the Philadelphia mass tort docket. And one appellate judge disagreed so strongly that she wrote a dissent explaining exactly why the excluded testimony should have reached the jury and why a new trial should have been ordered. That dissent is a roadmap — and it matters. We are Attorney911 — The Manginello Law Firm, PLLC. We handle toxic tort and product liability cases for…