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Punitive Damages: J&J Must Pay $185M In Mesothelioma Case Involving Baby Powder Punitive Damages: J&J Must Pay $185M In Mesothelioma Case Involving Baby Powder
Punitive Damages: J&J Must Pay $185M In Mesothelioma Case Involving Baby Powder Jurors in New Brunswick on Thursday rendered a $750 million punitive damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson on behalf of four people who allegedly got mesothelioma from its baby powder – and a judge immediately cut the award to $185 million, NJ.LAW reported. Johnson & Johnson vowed to appeal. The jury deliberated for less than a day following a three-week trial, the site reported. The punitive damages will be added to $37 million compensatory damages verdict rendered last September by a separate jury. They go to plaintiffs Douglas Barden and his wife, Roslyn Barden; David Ethri…

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