For three major corporations with mass tort troubles, 2016 was the year of the good, the bad and the ugly.
It was good for General Motors Co., which avoided jury verdicts against it in six bellwether trials over an allegedly defective ignition switch. For Volkswagen A.G., it was pretty bad: the automaker paid billions of dollars after admitting its “clean diesel” cars skirted emissions tests. And for Johnson & Johnson, it was just plain ugly, with five verdicts, including one surpassing $1 billion, over its hip implants and iconic baby powder.
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