Wednesday, 24 Jun 2020 07:09 AM MYT
The Missouri Court of Appeals lowered the original US$4.69 billion verdict from July 2018 after dismissing claims by some of the 22 women and their families who had sued. Yesterday's decision followed J&J's May 19 announcement that it would stop selling its Baby Powder talc in the United States and Canada.
Mark Lanier, the lead lawyer for plaintiffs, called the decision “a clarion call for J&J to try and find a good way to resolve the cases for the people who have been hurt.”