Causation, Additur Motions Fall Short, Leaving $250,000 Talc Verdict In Place

( April 21, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania judge denied a pair of posttrial motions in the wake of a $250,000 asbestos-talc verdict, rejecting plaintiffs’ arguments that the award was too small given the suffering involved and Johnson & Johnson entities’ argument that causation was never established, according to separate docket entries....