Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a Manhattan jury to pay $300m in damages to Donna Olson who claimed her cancer was caused by the company's talcum powder products. The verdict came after jurors deliberated for more than three hours over two days and heard from dozens of witnesses including Olson's husband and former co-worker. J&J has denied its products ever contained asbestos and claimed that its powders do not cause the illnesses.
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a Manhattan jury to pay $300m in damages to Donna Olson who claimed her cancer was caused by the company's talcum powder products. J&J is facing more than 14,000 claims that its powder products contained asbestos and caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. J&J has denied its products ever contained asbestos and claimed that its powders do not cause the illnesses.