NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury on

Friday sided with Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) in a lawsuit by the

families of three women who alleged that the company's talc

products caused ovarian cancer, finding that J&J was not

negligent when selling cosmetic talc products.

* The lawsuit was filed by the families of Mary Owens,

Bonnie Tienken and Geneva Williams, who each died of ovarian

cancer after using talc-based baby powder

* J&J said its products are safe, do not contain asbestos,

and ​do not cause cancer

* J&J faces lawsuits from over 67,000 plaintiffs alleging

that its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian

cancer

* Trials have resumed after J&J failed to resolve the

lawsuits in bankruptcy court

* J&J has a mixed record in trials, winning some cases

outright but also being hit with large verdicts in other cases

* J&J also prevailed in a jury trial in Oklahoma last week

* J&J stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the U.S. in

2020, switching to a cornstarch product

* The case was tried in the Superior Court of California in

Los Angeles

* J&J vice president of litigation Erik Haas said on Friday

that the case was based on "junk science"

* Ten of the 12 jurors found that J&J was not negligent when

making and selling talc-based cosmetic powder, according to

proceedings viewed on Courtroom View Network

* J&J has settled a majority of cases alleging that its

products caused mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer associated

with asbestos

* Nearly all of the remaining cases allege that talc

products cause ovarian cancer