A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma and contended that the company’s baby powder products caused her cancer.

Mae K. Moore died in 2021 at age 88, the same year her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed. On Monday, a jury awarded her $16 million in compensatory damages and another $950 in punitive damages.

In a sworn declaration, Moore’s youngest daughter, Joy Moore of Atlanta, said that prior to becoming ill her mother was an active senior who enjoyed walking, socializing with friends and gardening.

“She was very involved with her church and worshipped every Sunday for two hours,” the daughter said. “She even loved just sitting on the front porch, taking in nature and talking with our neighbors.”

But after

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