Johnson & Johnson, Imerys Hit With $80M Punitive Verdict In New Jersey Asbestos Trial

Mealey's (April 12, 2018, 9:36 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey jury hearing a case against Johnson & Johnson Inc. and its talc supplier on April 11 awarded a couple $80 million in punitive damages, bringing the total award in the first-ever asbestos verdict against the consumer products company to $117 million, sources told Mealey Publications (Stephen Lanzo, et al. v. Cyprus Amex Minerals Co., et al., No. L00738516, N.J. Super., Middlesex Co.)....