Los Angeles Jury Returns Asbestos Verdict For J&J, Talc Miner

Mealey's (November 16, 2017, 7:43 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California jury on Nov. 16 returned a verdict in favor of Johnson & Johnson in the first ever cosmetic-talc asbestos case taken to trial against the company, while also handing a defense verdict to the company that mined the raw talc, sources told Mealey Publications (Tina Herford, et al. v. AT&T Corp., et al., No. BC646315, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.)....