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Johnson & Johnson Loses New Jersey Talc Cancer Case

posted by mrpg on Sunday April 08 2018, @04:28PM   
from the H2Mg3(SiO3)4-or-Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 dept.

takyon writes:

Johnson & Johnson's baby powder has been linked to mesothelioma for the first time in court, with the plaintiffs being awarded at least $37 million (70% to be paid by J&J, and 30% by Imerys SA):

A New Jersey man who sued Johnson & Johnson and other companies after getting cancer he says was caused by asbestos in baby powder has been awarded $30 million by a jury.

A jury of seven women sitting in New Brunswick also decided Thursday that Kendra Lanzo, the wife of Stephen Lanzo III, must be paid an additional $7 million as a result of the mesothelioma contracted by her husband. The jury will decide next week whether to also award punitive damages to the Lanzos.

[...] Johnson & Johnson is responsible for 70 percent of the damages, while France-based Imerys SA must pick up the rest of the tab. Imerys supplied the talc used to manufacture the baby powder.

Also at CNN and USA Today.

Previously: The Baby Powder Trials: How Courts Deal with Inconclusive Science
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $417m in Latest Talc Cancer Case
$417 Million Talc Cancer Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Tossed Out

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• Re:Fraud. That's why prosecution makes sense.Re:Fraud. That's why prosecution makes sense. (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @04:47PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @04:47PM (#663982)

  as-best-os: A good source of fiber for babies.

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• Re:Fraud. That's why prosecution makes sense.(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @05:14PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @05:14PM (#663997)

  No, no, no

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