Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $260 million to U.S. Cancer Patient Blaming Its Baby Powder
In a landmark decision, a Portland, Oregon jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a staggering $260 million (approximately ₹2,170 crore) to Kyung Lee, a woman who attributed her mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos exposure, to the company’s talc-based baby powder. This decision is a significant blow to the pharmaceutical giant as it struggles to resolve mounting litigation over its now-withdrawn product. Lee, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 48 last year, claimed that her lifelong use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, allegedly tainted with asbestos, led to her illness. The jury awarded her $200 million in compensatory damages and an additional $60 million in punitive damages. Ben Adams, one of Lee’s attorneys, expressed satisfaction with the verdict, emphasizing that justice had been served and that Lee's family’s future had been secured. Johnson & Johnson, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is currently facing over 61,000 laws...
