Ex-FDA of­fi­cials ask SCO­TUS to take up J&J talc case; An­no­vis shows da­ta from PhII Parkin­son's tri­al

Eight for­mer FDA of­fi­cials, in­clud­ing for­mer FDA com­mis­sion­er An­drew von Es­chen­bach and mul­ti­ple deputy com­mis­sion­ers, sub­mit­ted an am­i­cus brief to the Supreme Court yes­ter­day — ask­ing for the Court to re­view the Mis­sis­sip­pi Supreme Court de­ci­sion that ruled against J&J ear­li­er this year.

Mis­sis­sip­pi’s com­plaint in 2014 ac­cused the mega-com­pa­ny of vi­o­lat­ing con­sumer pro­tec­tion laws by not dis­clos­ing ovar­i­an can­cer risks to women posed by its ba­by pow­der con­tain­ing talc.

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