Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) couldn’t hide its joy after the St Louis State court vindicated it. A woman from Missouri had gone to court over claims that the company’s products had caused her cancer. The plaintiff had informed the court that the asbestos-tainted talc had defects.
A close outlook
After listening to the two sides of the divide, the court concluded that the company was innocent. Its product wasn’t responsible for the reported case of cancer.
This is the first win the business guru is getting in this court. The company was quite excited after the jury stated that its talc-based product didn’t cause the Vickie Forrest’s ovarian cancer.
The court outlined that the company had already warned about the associated risks. It is a surprising decision by the St. Louis courts, which sometime back hit the company with a $4.7 billion verdict. This was after learning about some 20 women that made claims of having been affected by the use of asbestos-laced baby powder. They had used the company’s product and thought it was the one responsible for their cancers.
The turn of events
This business guru has, in the past, lost several cases taken to the St. Louis court. All allegations have been in line with the talc-cancer claims. It has been a busy time for the company since 2016, trying to file defenses for its products. Its image has been tainted a great deal and major losses incurred. The company is excited about the win, and it hopes to win the rest of the pending cases. It also has to restore its business image in the dynamic business climate.
The jury decided to focus on the product and the many years that it has been in existence and used. He concluded that the product was safe and didn’t have any traces of asbestos.
The jury said that it was important to get to the bottom of the matter by checking out the simplest of details. He admitted that it had come to his knowledge that the world was suffering from the rising numbers of people dying from cancer. The science and facts were the most important aspects of making the verdict.
