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Civil Litigation

Jun. 19, 2019

J&J urges appeals court not to reinstate $417M talc verdict

Oral arguments were made at the 2nd Dist. Court of Appeals involving a $417M talc verdict against Johnson and Johnson.

Johnson & Johnson's attorneys tried to convince an appeals court Tuesday that there was no evidence its talc products caused a 63-year-old woman's cancer, and that a trial judge's reversal of a $417 million verdict should be upheld.

Eva Echeverria was awarded the $417 million in 2017 against the pharmaceutical company. The Los Angeles jury found that J&J failed to warn consumers about the risks associated with its talc prod...

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