Corporate Product Liability

A Ramsey County, Minnesota jury on Dec. 19, 2025 awarded $65.5 million to 37‑year‑old Anna Jean Houghton Carley, finding Johnson & Johnson liable after she developed mesothelioma she says was caused by childhood use of the company’s talc-based baby powder allegedly contaminated with asbestos. Johnson & Johnson, which has already pulled talc baby powder from U.S. shelves (2020) and worldwide (2023), denies its products contain asbestos or cause cancer and says it will appeal the verdict, one of several recent large jury awards in talc litigation nationwide.