LA County Jury Hits Johnson & Johnson with Nearly $1 Billion Verdict
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Los Angeles County jury has returned damages totaling $966 million, including $950 million in punitive damages, to the family of Mae Moore, who died of mesothelioma in 2021 after using Johnson & Johnson’s iconic baby powder. Lawyers for the family say this is the largest verdict ever against Johnson & Johnson in a mesothelioma case linked to talc products. Ms. Moore, the wife of a pastor and a mother of three, regularly used Johnson & Johnson’s baby p ...
