Civil Litigation
Jun. 20, 2019
Johnson & Johnson faces punitive damages trial
Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch granted a partial retrial on evidence of malice and punitive damages Tuesday in the case involving Patricia Schmitz, a retired schoolteacher who sued Johnson & Johnson in connection to her fatal cancer which she alleged was caused by the company’s talc products. Last week, the jury awarded $12 million in compensatory damages to Schmitz, but hung on punitive damages and whether J&J acted with malice. The new trial is expected to begin July 8.
A week after being ordered to pay $12 million in compensatory damages to a retired schoolteacher who says talc caused her cancer, Johnson & Johnson will face trial again as to their malice and liability for punitive damages.
Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch on Tuesday granted plaintiff Patricia Schmitz's request for a partial retrial as to both issues ove...
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