Civil Litigation
Mar. 14, 2019
Jury awards $29.4M to woman who sued Johnson & Johnson over talc
An Alameda County jury hit Johnson & Johnson with a $29.4 million verdict Wednesday afternoon over claims its baby powder caused a fatal form of cancer to a mother of two in the first of over a dozen trials scheduled this year against the company for claims its talc is tainted with asbestos.
An Alameda County jury hit Johnson & Johnson with a $29.4 million verdict Wednesday afternoon over claims its baby powder caused a fatal form of cancer to a mother of two in the first of over a dozen trials scheduled this year against the company for claims its talc is tainted with asbestos.
No punitive damages were awarded for allegations the company knowingly marketed a hazardous product.
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