Calif. Court Oversees ‘Science Day’ in Talcum Powder Docket One Day After J&J Opposes Broadcast of Hearing

LOS ANGELES –– The California court overseeing the state’s coordinated talcum powder docket presided over a “Science Day” this week in an effort to address scientific and medical evidence as it relates to liability, causation, and ovarian cancer.

The California Superior Court for Los Angeles County held the “Science Day” proceedings on March 7, one day after the Johnson & Johnson defendants opposed a media outlet’s plan to broadcast the proceedings.

In a March 6 brief filed in the California Superior Court for Los Angeles County, the Johnson & Johnson defendants asked the court to prohibit Courtroom View Network from …