Johnson and Johnson is already entangled in other high-profile lawsuits stemming from other products, such as its baby powder. (Photo by Mark RALSTON) AFP/Getty ImagesTopline: A Philadelphia jury on Tuesday said that Johnson & Johnson must pay $8 billion in punitive damages to a man who says a drug manufactured by the company caused him to grow breasts. A judge originally awarded Murray $680,000 in 2015, but that didn’t include punitive damages. Murray is one of several plaintiffs making the same claims in a mass tort case against J&J. Johnson & Johnson and Janssen chose billions over children,” Murray’s lawyers said in a statement.

Source: Forbes October 09, 2019 00:22 UTC