A Los Angeles jury ruled Johnson & Johnson liable in a lawsuit alleging its baby powder products caused cancer, ordering the company to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma in 2021. The verdict included $16 million in compensatory damages and $950 million in punitive damages, according to court filings. The jury determined the product contained asbestos fibers that led to the plaintiff’s cancer. Mae Moore, who used the baby powder for years before her death at age 88, became a central figure in the case. MAHA Action, an advocacy group, called the ruling a “huge victory for truth and accountability,” stating companies that harm families will face consequences. Johnson & Johnson has maintained its products are safe and do not contain asbestos or cause cancer, noting it ceased selling talc-based baby powder in the U.S. in 2020. The company plans to appeal the decision, with Erik Haas, its worldwide vice president of litigation, labeling the verdict “egregious and unconstitutional.” Trey Branham, an attorney for Moore’s family, expressed hope Johnson & Johnson would accept responsibility for the deaths. Over 67,000 plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against the company, alleging cancer diagnoses from talc products, though most claims involve ovarian cancer rather than mesothelioma.