Missouri court slashes Johnson & Johnson talcum powder verdict to $2.1B

The Missouri Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a 2018 verdict against Johnson& Johnson that its talcum powder caused cancer in 22 women. But it also cut by more than half the original $4.69 billion judgement against the company, reducing it to $2.1 billion. In July 2018, a jury in St. Louis Circuit Court awarded a share of the damages to the 22 women who said Johnson& Johnson talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer and that the company failed to warn consumers about cancer risks from its products. The…
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