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Civil Litigation

Oct. 1, 2019

$40 million talc verdict continues string of plaintiff wins

A Los Angeles jury found Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder contained asbestos ands awarded a plaintiff couple $40 million, reviving a string of verdicts in the mesothelioma cases against the company.

A Los Angeles jury found Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder contained asbestos and awarded a plaintiff couple $40 million, one in a string of plaintiff verdicts in the mesothelioma cases against the company.

The verdict, comprised entirely of compensatory damages, was on behalf of a woman who said she developed a tumor due to using the company’s product for 50 years. Her husband was a co-plaintiff. Cabibi

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