California Jury Awards $4.8M In Asbestos-Talc Case

Mealey's (April 20, 2021, 12:16 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California jury on April 16 awarded $3 million in punitive damages to a Vietnam veteran suffering from mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos in talc used in Old Spice talcum powder a day after awarding him $1,817,719 in other damages....