New York Jury Adds $300M In Punitive Damages To J&J Asbestos-Talc Verdict

Mealey's (June 3, 2019, 10:05 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — New York County jurors awarded $300 million in punitive damages in an asbestos-talc case against Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. on May 31, the first such award in the court since at least 1994, sources told Mealey Publications (Donna Olson v. Brenntag North America Inc., et al., No. 190328/2017, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.)....