Consolidated Asbestos-Talc Case Nets $37.3M Verdict Against J&J

Mealey's (September 12, 2019, 12:47 PM EDT) -- NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A jury on Sept. 11 hit Johnson & Johnson with a $37.3 million verdict, concluding that four individuals’ exposure to asbestos in the company’s cosmetic talc products caused their mesotheliomas, sources told Mealey Publications.  The judge previously struck the company’s closing arguments, an issue the company will likely appeal, sources said (Douglas Barden, et al. v. Brenntag North America, et al., No. MID-L-1809-17, N.J. Super., Middlesex Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....