South Carolina – A Richland County jury found Johnson and Johnson (J&J) not liable in a South Carolina peritoneal mesothelioma case. The plaintiff Beth Anee Johnson alleged that her and her mother’s use of J&J baby powder over the course of two decades caused her disease.
J&J attempted to move the case to Delaware to consolidate it with thousands of other cases. However, the case was remanded to South Carolina state court after a finding that the plaintiffs would suffer an injustice since trial was scheduled to start so soon. The verdict was rendered in approximately three hours and found J&J was not negligent, had not breached any implied warranty, and did not sell products that caused the plaintiff’s disease.
Read the case decision here.