A state judge in Oregon has overturned a jury’s $260 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she got mesothelioma, a deadly cancer linked to asbestos exposure, from inhaling the company’s talc powder, the company said on Monday.
Judge Katharine von ter Stegge in Portland granted J&J’s motion to throw out the verdict and hold a new trial in the case at a hearing late on Friday, according to a spokesperson for the company. Von ter Stegge is expected to issue a written opinion explaining her order in the coming days.
