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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966 million after jury finds company liable in talc cancer case
- On Monday evening, a jury in Los Angeles decided that Johnson & Johnson must pay $966 million to the relatives of Mae Moore, who passed away from mesothelioma.
- The case followed a 2021 lawsuit by Mae Moore's family, who alleged that the company’s talc baby powder contained asbestos that caused her rare cancer.
- According to court documents, the jury determined Johnson & Johnson was responsible and awarded $16 million for compensation along with $950 million in punitive damages.
- Johnson & Johnson asserts that its products are free of asbestos, are non-carcinogenic, and remain safe for use.
- An appeal may lead to a smaller verdict, since the U.S. Supreme Court typically recommends that punitive damages not surpass nine times the amount of compensatory damages.
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J&J Must Pay Record $966 Million in Talc Baby Powder Cancer Case
Johnson & Johnson was told by a California jury to pay $966 million to the family of a deceased woman who blamed her cancer on life-long use of the company’s baby powder in the largest verdict for a single user in the 15-year litigation.
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Read Full ArticleJohnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966 million after jury finds company liable in talc cancer case
A Los Angeles jury late on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest lawsuit alleging its baby powder products cause cancer.
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