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J&J hit with $110 million verdict in baby powder suit
A St. Louis jury has awarded a Virginia woman a record-setting $110.5 million in the latest lawsuit alleging that using Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) baby powder caused cancer. The jury ruling Thursday night for 62-year-old Louis Slemp of Wise, Virginia, comes after three previous St. Louis juries awarded a total of $197 million to plaintiffs who made similar claims, including one in October that awarded a California woman $70 million. Slemp was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. It has since spread to her liver.
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