The family of Mae Moore, a California resident who died at age 88 in 2021, sued the company the same year, claiming J&J’s talc baby powder products contained asbestos fibers that caused her rare cancer. The jury late on Monday ordered J&J to pay $16 million in compensatory damages and $950 million in punitive damages, according to court filings.
They already created a separate company to assume the liability related this lawsuit years ago. I believe the bankruptcy court ruled against them on this, but that shows you the length they’re willing to go to not pay out.
I would be shocked if this wasn’t just kicked around for years, until eventually SCOTUS establishes new legal precedent to further help shield large corporations from this type of liability.