A California jury on Wednesday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $29 million to a woman who had claimed asbestos in the company's talcum-powder-based products, including Johnson's Baby Powder, caused her mesothelioma.
The verdict, is just the latest in which the company faces more than 13,000 talc-related lawsuits nationwide. J&J said it was disappointed with the verdict and would appeal, citing "serious procedural and evidentiary errors" in the course of the trial.