J&J Ordered to Pay $40 Million in Latest Talc Cancer Loss (1)

Johnson & Johnson was hit with a $40 million jury award in a case brought by a woman who alleged her exposure to asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder caused her to develop mesothelioma.

A Los Angeles County jury found in favor of Nancy Cabibi, and her husband Phil, following six days of deliberation.

Cabibi originally filed her suit in state court in June 2017, but Johnson & Johnson removed the case to federal court April 18, 2019.

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California remanded the case in May 2019 to the California Superior Court for the ...