On august 21 2017.
Baby powder lawsuit 2017.
The company which faces nearly 17 000 lawsuits accusing it of hiding that its baby powder was contaminated with asbestos has been on a roll at trial racking up eight defense verdicts last year.
Record 417m award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer.
The lawsuits further allege that j j failed to warn consumers about the cancer risk in an effort to protect profits generated by its line of baby powder products.
A missouri jury ordered health products giant johnson johnson to pay more than 110 million to a virginia woman for allegedly failing to disclose the cancer risk from its baby powder and another.
Los angeles ap a los angeles jury on monday ordered johnson johnson to pay a record 417 million to a.
The award of damages in the talcum powder lawsuit judgment includes 70 million in compensatory damages and 347 million in punitive damages.