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The company denies it.
A retired federal judge brought in to evaluate the plaintiff's expert testimony rules.
It meets the necessary standards to be used as evidence at trial later this year.
The case started in 2016.
More than 67,000 lawsuits consolidated into one federal suit in New Jersey, where Johnson & Johnson's based.
This would be the first federal trial.
There have been trials in state courts with Johnson & Johnson winning some and losing some, with billions of dollars in verdicts against it, sometimes reduced on appeal.
Chris Foster, Fox News.
A federal judge ruled in August a threat to withhold federal funding from schools with broadly labeled diversity, equity and inclusion programs opposed by the administration violates free speech rights and federal procedural rules.
The Education Department is withdrawing its appeal.
Last year's memo to colleges said race could not be considered in decisions involving admissions, hiring, scholarships and all other aspects of student, academic and campus life.
K-12 schools were asked to certify they did not practice DEI or also risk losing federal funding.
The challenge was filed by the American Federation of Teachers.
Chris Foster, Fox News.
It's another case about Johnson & Johnson baby powder and other talc products that the plaintiffs say caused cancer.
The company denies it.
A retired federal judge brought in to evaluate the plaintiff's expert testimony rules.
It meets the necessary standards to be used as evidence at trial later this year.
The case started in 2016.