A state appeals court has reversed a $55 million talcum powder verdict in Missouri.

The Missouri Court of Appeals decision on June 29 is the third ruling to reverse a jury award against Johnson & Johnson over its baby powder, which thousands of lawsuits have alleged caused women to get ovarian cancer. The ruling largely mirrors an Oct. 17 decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals that reversed a $72 million verdict in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding a year ago in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California.

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