tev-jnj-baby-powder-04

Talc Evidence Atlas — release-gated evidence record. Status: verification_needed · Track: knowledge · Modified 2026-08-13

The record

An undated internal letter by J&J scientist Bill Ashton stated trace quantities of tremolite were present at extremely low levels, occasionally detectable optically, and that this was “not new.”

Claim scope

An internal admission of tremolite presence and of prior awareness.

What this source does not establish

The opinion expressly calls this letter UNDATED. It therefore CANNOT be placed on a dated timeline. Excluded from the timeline for that reason.

Limitations

Ingham recites each internal document under the express predicate "According to Plaintiffs' evidence" and under the standard "Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict." The court's HOLDING is that Plaintiffs made a submissible case for punitive damages; it is NOT an independent judicial finding that each recounted document says what plaintiffs said it says. Phrase as: 'the Missouri Court of Appeals, upholding the punitive award, recounted plaintiffs' evidence that...' Undated — do not assign it a year.

Source

Case Citation — Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson, No. ED107476 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. June 23, 2020)

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