Johnson & Johnson Hit With $8M Verdict in Massachusetts Mesothelioma Talc Lawsuit

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Suffolk County jury has awarded $8 million in favor of Janice Paluzzi, a Massachusetts woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of using Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) talcum powder products. The jury found the pharmaceutical giant liable for negligence and breach of warranty, concluding that the company’s asbestos-contaminated talcum powder products caused Paluzzi’s terminal cancer. During the trial, the Dean Omar Branham Shirley legal team, which represent