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Connecticut Jury Awards $15 Million Talc Verdict against Johnson & Johnson Entities

Court: Connecticut Superior Court – Fairfield at Bridgeport County

In this asbestos action, Plaintiffs Evan Plotkin and Martha Barry-Plotkin filed suit claiming Mr. Plotkin had asbestos exposure from, among other things, personal use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder from the 1950s through the 2000s. 

Plaintiffs alleged that Johnson & Johnson owned the Vermont talc mines that were the source of the asbestos exposure, which resulted in Mr. Plotkin to develop mesothelioma. The lawsuit eventually encompassed J&J and its entities that were created by J&J through …

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