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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $700 million spread across 43 states to settle allegations it deceptively marketed talcum powder products as safe for women, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Tuesday. The agreement will send $30.2 million to New Jersey and is pending judicial approval in the Chancery Division of Superior Court in Mercer County. “The company blatantly promoted the products as safe and pure while possessing internal information about a carcinogen and while ignoring mounting external evidence about possible health effects,”Platkin said T…

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