CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A Circuit Court in Cook County, Ill., has denied a request by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) for a new trial in a mesothelioma lawsuit decided in April, upholding a jury verdict and award of $45 million in the asbestos-related death of a mother of six. Johnson & Johnson raised multiple issues in its motion for a new trial, but in each case, the court either found for the plaintiff or determined that any issue did not substantially prejudice the jury. The decision