Jury Awards $417M in J&J Talcum Powder Case
The first California verdict in the talcum powder litigation just came out—and it’s massive.A jury in Los Angeles awarded $417 million to a…
August 21, 2017 at 08:13 PM
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The first California verdict in the talcum powder litigation just came out—and it's massive.
A jury in Los Angeles awarded $417 million to a California woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007, according to Courtroom View Network through which ALM was monitoring the proceedings. Jurors found 9-3 that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn that its baby powder could cause the deadly disease.
After more than two days of deliberations, the jury came back with a verdict just minutes before today's solar eclipse hit Los Angeles. Jurors awarded Eva Echeverria $70 million in noneconomic damages and $347 million in punitive damages.
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