Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966mn in talc cancer case after jury finds company liable

A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson, opens new tab to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest trial alleging its talc products cause cancer. The family of Mae Moore, a California resident who died at age 88 in 2021, sued the company the same year, claiming J&J's talc baby powder products contained asbestos fibers that caused her rare cancer. The jury late on Monday ordered J&J to pay $16 million in compensatory damages and $950 million in punitive damages, according to court filings. The verdict could be reduced on appeal as the US Supreme Court has found that punitive damages should generally be no more...