Damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson lowered to $2.1 billion in Missouri talc case

(Reuters) - A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday reduced a damages award against Johnson & Johnson to about $2.12 billion (£1.70 billion) from $4.69 billion in a case brought by 22 women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products.The Missouri Court of Appeals awarded $500 million in actual damages and $1.62 billion in punitive damages, after dismissing claims by some of the plaintiffs.Johnson & Johnson had been appealing a July 2018 jury verdict. The..