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Date: 08-22-2017
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Eva Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson
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Judge: Maren Nelson
Court: Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California
Plaintiff's Attorney: Mark Robinson
Defendant's Attorney: Not Available
Description: Los Angeles, CA - Jury Awards Plaintiff $417 Million In Damages
Eva Echeverria sued Johnson & Johnson on a products liability theory claiming that she was injured and/or damaged as a direct result of using baby powder, which she claimed caused her to develop ovarian cancer.
Plaintiff claimed that Johnson & Johnson failed to warm her to the risk of using the product from the 1950s to 2016. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007.
The treatment provided to Ms. Echeverria was not successful and she is dying from cancer.
Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $417 million. (The Court granted Johnson & Johnson's motion for a new trial).
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