The record
A 1969 internal memorandum acknowledged that Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower to Shower contained tremolite asbestos and that asbestos could be dangerous.
Claim scope
A published appellate opinion states that a 1969 internal memorandum contained this acknowledgement. This is the earliest date in the corporate-knowledge timeline that is anchored to a published opinion.
What this source does not establish
It does not reproduce the memorandum, name its author, give its exact date, or constitute a judicial finding of fact. It is the court's summary of plaintiffs' trial evidence.
Limitations
Ingham recites each internal document under the express predicate "According to Plaintiffs' evidence" and under the standard "Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict." The court's HOLDING is that Plaintiffs made a submissible case for punitive damages; it is NOT an independent judicial finding that each recounted document says what plaintiffs said it says. Phrase as: 'the Missouri Court of Appeals, upholding the punitive award, recounted plaintiffs' evidence that...'
Source
Case Citation — Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson, No. ED107476 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. June 23, 2020) (published; reporter cite 608 S.W.3d 663 asserted elsewhere but NOT confirmed here)