Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Nov. 28, 2018
Defense attorneys defend overturned $417M talc verdict in appeal
The briefs set the stage for the next act in a national saga over whether Johnson & Johnson baby powder is toxic.
YOHALEM
Opposing briefs on the appeal of an overturned $417 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson over its baby powder's alleged role in the plaintiff's ovarian cancer have been filed from both sides, setting the stage for the next act in a national saga over whether the product is toxic.
Last year in a bellwether trial, a Los Angeles County jury awarded the verdict to plaintiff Eva Echeverria, who died a month later. Echeverria...
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