Overview
- Jurors in Ramsey County, Minnesota, found Johnson & Johnson liable after a 13-day trial and awarded $65.5 million to 37-year-old Anna Jean Houghton Carley.
- Carley alleged she developed mesothelioma after childhood use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder that she says exposed her to asbestos.
- Johnson & Johnson said it will appeal and maintains its talc products are safe, asbestos-free, and do not cause cancer.
- The award follows other recent judgments, including $40 million to two women in Los Angeles this month and a $966 million California verdict in October.
- Johnson & Johnson removed talc-based baby powder from U.S. shelves in 2020 and ended global talc powder sales in 2023.