Los Angeles Jury Awards $966M For Asbestos-Talc Related Mesothelioma

( October 8, 2025, 11:43 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California jury awarded $966 million — including $950 million in punitive damages — in an asbestos-talc case against Johnson & Johnson after finding the company negligent and that it failed to disclose the danger its products posed....