Mealey's (March 4, 2021, 11:40 AM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — Consolidation of individuals with different medical histories, situations and some with no connection to the state papered over differences inherent in the 22 cases and, combined with questionable Missouri law on punitive damages, produced a $2.1 billion judgment in an asbestos-talc case, an award so implausible it warrants review of how courts handle mass torts, two Johnson & Johnson entities tell the Supreme Court in a March 2 writ petition....