March 14, 2026 - Attributable to Erik Haas, Worldwide Vice President of Litigation, Johnson & Johnson:
“The trial court appropriately threw out the $950 million punitive damages award secured by the plaintiff lawyers’ misleading presentation, as it was devoid of evidentiary support and patently unconstitutional. After reviewing the full trial record, the trial court correctly concluded that decades of extensive testing showing Johnson & Johnson’s cosmetic talc products did not contain—and the Company had no reason to be believe they contained—any asbestos. As matter of law, therefore, the punitive damages cannot stand, which is the same reasoning and conclusion that applies to any punitive award rendered against the Company. The Company will now pursue an appeal of all remaining claims in this case.”