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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Johnson & Johnson's baby powder has been linked to mesothelioma for the first time in court [nj.com], 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 [nj.com] 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 [bloomberg.com] 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 [cnn.com] and USA Today [usatoday.com].

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

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