Jury Selected in Second Missouri Talcum Powder Case; Court Denies Defense Motions for Summary Judgment, to Exclude Experts

ST. LOUIS –– The judge overseeing the second talcum powder case to proceed to trial in Missouri has issued orders denying defense motions for summary judgment, to exclude testimony and to transfer venue, according to the court’s online docket.

Judge Rex Burlison of the Missouri Circuit Court for St. Louis City issued orders denying the motions on April 12.

That same day, according to the court docket, a jury was selected and heard opening statements from both sides in the case.

The case is the second talc-based powder case to proceed to trial in Missouri; the first ended in …