Johnson & Johnson Loses Second Asbestos Trial; Punitives Push Award To $25.75M

Mealey's (May 25, 2018, 1:40 PM EDT) -- WEST COVINA, Calif. — A California jury on May 24 added $4 million in punitive damages to an asbestos-tainted talc verdict against Johnson & Johnson, bringing the total verdict to $25.75 million, sources told Mealey’s Publications.  The company has now been hit with more than $142 million in damages a little more than a month (Joanne Anderson, et al. Borg Warner Corp., et al., BC666513, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.)....