Asbestos Case Briefing Focuses On $200M In Punitive Damages

( September 6, 2024, 8:55 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Johnson & Johnson entities rebutted claims that they knowingly sold asbestos-tainted talc for decades, telling an Oregon judge that in addition to its “unprecedented and excessive” size, the $200 million punitive damage award improperly punishes them for three sales of talc during the relevant period....