Judge Faults Lawyer Misconduct, Grants New Trial After $260M Talc Verdict

( December 11, 2024, 4:49 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — Failure to heed court orders and other misconduct reached the level that it likely influenced the jury and requires retrying a case that produced a $260 million asbestos-talc verdict that originally included $200 million in punitive damages, an Oregon judge said in granting Johnson & Johnson entities’ motion....