Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966 million in talc cancer case after jury finds company liable

The family of The verdict could be reduced on appeal as the Erik Haas, Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president of litigation, said in a statement that the company plans to immediately appeal, calling the verdict "egregious and unconstitutional." "The plaintiff lawyers in this Moore case based their arguments on 'junk science' that never should have been presented to the jury," Haas said.Live Events The company has said its products are safe, do not contain asbestos, and do not cause cancer. J&J stop ...