A New York Supreme Court jury handed up a $300 million punitive damages verdict in favor of a woman who claims prolonged exposure to asbestos-containing talcum powder caused her to develop mesothelioma.

The verdict, announced in a Manhattan courtroom May 31, includes $200 million against Johnson & Johnson and $100 million against Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., and comes little more than a week after the same jury handed up a $25 million verdict for compensatory damages. With the May 31 verdict, the total award in the case comes to $325 million.

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