Why asbestos litigation won't go away: Because asbestos won't go away
- Written by Jeb Barnes, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay US$.4.69 billion in July, 2018 because it failed to warn customers that its baby powder contains asbestos. Matt Rourke/AP PhotoIt is tempting to dismiss asbestos as a problem of the past. The height of its consumption was in the 1970s, and asbestos litigation began over a half century ago. Many of its...
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