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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.69 billion damages in talc cancer case

A jury composed of six men and six women in St. Louis, Missouri, ruled in favor of the women after a six-week trial and eight hours of deliberation.
“For over 40 years, Johnson & Johnson has covered up the evidence of asbestos in their products,” the victims’ lawyer, Mark Lanier, said in a statement.

By AFP · 13 July 2018