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The union representing public school teachers in Philadelphia has announced a lawsuit against the city's school district over its handling of asbestos contamination in schoolsByThe Associated PressJanuary 20, 2020, 6:10 PM2 min readPHILADELPHIA -- The union representing public school teachers in Philadelphia is suing the district over its handling of asbestos contamination in schools, the union said Monday. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers suit comes after the city school district was forced to close a north Philadelphia elementary school for a second time Friday after tests demanded by teachers and union leaders showed elevated levels of asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the air. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that district leaders had assured teachers a day earlier that McClure...

Shares in Johnson & Johnson plunged more than 10% on Friday, after Reuters reported that the US pharmaceutical giant had known about asbestos tainting its talcum powder for decades.The report comes as the company faces thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talc products caused cancer.Reuters' review of documents found the company was aware of trace amounts of asbestos since at least 1971.J&J lawyers said: "Johnson & Johnson's baby powder is safe and asbestos-free."The Reuters article is one-sided, false and inflammatory. Simply put, the Reuters story is an absurd conspiracy theory."Attorney Peter Bicks told Reuters in an email. "The scientific consensus is that the talc used in talc-based body powders does not cause cancer, regardless of wha...

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Teachers union suing district over asbestos in schools

Johnson & Johnson shares drop after asbestos report