Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.96 bn in damages in baby powder lawsuit

Washington: A jury in the US Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.69 billion in damages to 22 women and their families who had claimed the company’s talcum power products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. The compensation awarded by a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, is divided into $550 million in compensatory damages … Continue reading Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.96 bn in damages in baby powder lawsuit