Post by Logan on Feb 24, 2016 1:28:52 GMT -6
St. Louis jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million in talcum powder cancer case
ST. LOUIS • A jury here has awarded $72 million in damages on a woman’s claim that her longtime use of baby powder and other Johnson & Johnson products contributed to the ovarian cancer that killed her.
The St. Louis Circuit Court jury found that the company failed to warn the public and conspired to hide the truth, said Jim Onder, one of the lead attorneys, who practices in Webster Groves.
Johnson & Johnson, a health care giant based in New Brunswick, N.J., is expected to appeal. It issued a statement Tuesday insisting the products are safe.
The plaintiffs’ lawyers said it was the first jury in the nation to award damages over claims that are the basis of suits by at least 1,200 women here and elsewhere.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-jury-orders-johnson-johnson-to-pay-million-in/article_26e6046c-f97d-5a6d-a879-a97535dd78bc.html
ST. LOUIS • A jury here has awarded $72 million in damages on a woman’s claim that her longtime use of baby powder and other Johnson & Johnson products contributed to the ovarian cancer that killed her.
The St. Louis Circuit Court jury found that the company failed to warn the public and conspired to hide the truth, said Jim Onder, one of the lead attorneys, who practices in Webster Groves.
Johnson & Johnson, a health care giant based in New Brunswick, N.J., is expected to appeal. It issued a statement Tuesday insisting the products are safe.
The plaintiffs’ lawyers said it was the first jury in the nation to award damages over claims that are the basis of suits by at least 1,200 women here and elsewhere.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-jury-orders-johnson-johnson-to-pay-million-in/article_26e6046c-f97d-5a6d-a879-a97535dd78bc.html