$4.7B
Product Liability
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Case Details
A Missouri judge upheld a verdict ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.69 Billion in a lawsuit involving 22 women and their families who claimed the company’s talc-based products, including baby powder, contained asbestos and caused ovarian cancer. The award included $550 million in compensatory damages and $4.14 Billion in punitive damages.
Additional Notes
Plaintiffs alleged J&J knew its talc was contaminated with asbestos since at least the 1970s but failed to warn consumers. This is the largest verdict J&J has faced to date over talc allegations. J&J is battling some 10,000 talcum powder cases.