J&J Hit With $186M In Punitive Damages For Asbestos In Talc

By Bill Wichert (February 6, 2020, 3:27 PM EST) -- Johnson & Johnson was pummeled Thursday with $186 million in combined punitive damages at a New Jersey state trial over claims the pharmaceutical giant knowingly sold baby powder containing asbestos and hid that contamination from the public with reckless indifference to the consequences....

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