J&J faces allegations it used 'fraudulent maneuvers' to avoid compensating talc plaintiffs

As Johnson & Johnson sorts through a mountain of litigation claiming its talcum-based powders caused users to develop cancers, the company has now been slapped with a related but different allegation.

Women represented by six law firms who previously filed lawsuits against J&J over their cancer claims have filed a new class action lawsuit in U.S. federal court. In the latest turn in the legal saga, lawyers for the plaintiffs argue J&J used a series of “fraudulent maneuvers” to avoid paying out compensation to cancer victims and their families, according to a press release.