J&J Challenges Causation, $950M In Punitive Damages In Asbestos-Talc Case

( January 27, 2026, 8:21 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — In a pair of motions, Johnson & Johnson tells a California judge that the family of a deceased woman failed to establish exposure to asbestos in talc and that its testing of its products was not consistent with the type of conduct required for punitive damages and especially not the $950 million awarded by a Los Angeles jury....