California Jury Hits Talc Supplier With $18M Asbestos Verdict

(November 28, 2016, 11:48 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A talc company on Oct. 26 avoided punitive damages by settling an asbestos case after a California jury hit it with a reported record $18,070,000 in damages for a political figure’s mesothelioma (Philip John Depoian, et al. v American International Industries Inc., et al., No. BC607192, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.)....