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A Boston jury awarded $42.68 million to a Massachusetts couple who alleged Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused mesothelioma.
The plaintiff, Paul Lovell, alleged that using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder for decades caused his 2021 mesothelioma diagnosis. The Suffolk County Superior Court jury awarded $24 million in past and future pain suffering and $2.6 million in medical expenses to plaintiff Paul Lovell, plus another $16 million to his wife, Kathryn Lovell, for past and future loss of consortium claims.

The trial is the second in Suffolk County Superior Court in the past two months against Johnson & Johnson arising our of a talc mesothelioma claim.

Johnson & Johnson’s Worldwide Vice President of Litigation promised to appeal, stating, “as with the vast majority of other plaintiff verdicts in the talc litigation, we fully expect the appellate court to reverse it.” He added, “this decision is predicated on ‘junk science’ that is refuted by decades of studies demonstrating Johnson’s Baby Powder is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer.”

You can read the complete Law.com article on the verdict here.