12 Jul 2018 Jury orders J&J to pay $4.7 billion in Missouri asbestos cancer case

A Missouri jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.

For further information, see the articles listed below:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-johnson-johnson-cancer-lawsuit/jury-orders-jj-to-pay-4-7-billion-in-missouri-asbestos-cancer-case-idUSKBN1K234U

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/business/johnson-johnson-talcum-powder.html

http://www.chemdiv.com/jury-orders-jj-pay-4-7-billion-missouri-asbestos-cancer-case/