New York Justice Affirms J&J Asbestos-Talc Verdict, Reduces Damages To $120M

Mealey's (November 13, 2020, 1:43 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — Addressing post-trial motions in one of the first New York City asbestos cases featuring punitive damages, a justice on Nov. 11 rejected Johnson & Johnson entities’ challenges to allegedly prejudicial trial proceedings, sufficiency of the evidence, experts and causation but said the plaintiffs must accept $120 million in damages or retry the case (Donna Olson v. Brenntag North America Inc., et al., No. 190328/2017, N.Y. Sup., New York Co., 2020 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 8521)....