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Judge Orders J&J To Pay $45 Million in Talc Ruling

Jury concluded that plaintiff's death from mesothelioma was due to lifelong use of talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder and other products.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries were found liable in the asbestos-related death of Theresa Garcia, who was represented by Dean Omar Branham Shirley attorney firm. A jury in the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago, IL awarded the Garcia’s family $45 million in damages. The trial follows two Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy filings that stayed litigation in this and thousands of other cases involving asbestos and talc. The jury concluded that Garcia’s lifelong use of ...

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