A Missouri jury’s recent $4.14 billion punitive award to 22 talc plaintiffs could be cut to $2.75 billion under a state law that caps punitive damages at five times the compensatory judgment.
Johnson & Johnson said after the trial that it will appeal the jury’s award, which included $550 million in compensatory damages on behalf of the 22 women who alleged they developed ovarian cancer from talcum powder that was tainted with asbestos.
The company declined July 16 to comment further on its appeal or to comment on the damages cap.
The measure, Section 510.265 of Missouri Revised Statutes, is ...
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