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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

Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "linked to mesothelioma for the first time in court" - http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/man_who_says_johnson_johnson_baby_powder_caused_hi.html
3. "getting cancer he says was caused by asbestos in baby powder" - http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2018/01/essex_man_suing_johnson_johnson_says_baby_powder_g.html
4. "must be paid an additional $7 million" - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-05/j-j-ordered-to-pay-37-million-over-banker-s-talc-cancer-claims
5. "CNN" - https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/health/talc-mesothelioma-asbestos-damages/index.html
6. "USA Today" - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/06/johnson-johnson-hit-37-m-verdict-asbestos-related-cancer-lawsuit/493272002/
7. "The Baby Powder Trials: How Courts Deal with Inconclusive Science" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/10/31/0144205
8. "Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $417m in Latest Talc Cancer Case" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/08/22/173250
9. "$417 Million Talc Cancer Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Tossed Out" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/10/22/1245200
10. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=25832

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