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Plaintiff's attorney uses witness' prior words in J&J mesothelioma trial
The attorney for plaintiff Carolyn Weirick sought last week to portray an expert witness for Johnson & Johnson as a highly paid industry spokesman and wrong in his testimony that there was no asbestos in the manufacturer's baby powder during a trial to decide if the product caused Weirick’s mesothelioma. -
Star witness for J&J refutes asbestos claims
In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder allegedly laced with asbestos caused a woman’s mesothelioma, an expert witness for the company told a jury last week that there was no asbestos in the talc powder. -
Two recent talc verdicts went against J&J; Both sides vow to keep fighting
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Officials for Johnson & Johnson and attorneys representing plaintiffs suing the company for alleged asbestos-tainted baby powder both vowed on Tuesday to continue litigating after two recent verdicts went against the company. -
Doctor in Johnson & Johnson trial says instructions for use in pelvic mesh kits 'probably thrown in the trash'
SAN DIEGO – Attorneys defending Johnson & Johnson sought to establish that doctors don’t bother with IFUs (instructions for use) that come with pelvic mesh kits in a trial to decide if the company allegedly sold the devices knowing they were harmful. -
Plaintiff witness says FDA talc powder testing not sensitive enough in Johnson & Johnson talc trial
TORRANCE – An expert witness for plaintiff Carolyn Weirick on Monday told attorneys that baby powder testing by the Food and Drug Administration was not sensitive enough to detect asbestos, while attorneys for Johnson & Johnson portrayed the witness as too dependent on a single source of information. -
Johnson & Johnson witness in talc trial says some presented findings are 'scientifically incorrect for a number of reasons'
TORRANCE – Attorneys for plaintiff Carolyn Weirick on Friday presented study findings that said a person’s risk of developing mesothelioma goes up with increased talc powder dosage and the younger a person is exposed, the higher the risk, but an expert witness for Johnson & Johnson disputed portions of that testimony. -
Closing arguments heard in landmark Attorney General versus J&J pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – Closing arguments in a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson sold pelvic mesh kits to treat female incontinence allegedly knowing the devices were causing women injuries were heard on Thursday, the first trial launched by a state attorney general seeking damages alleging unfair competition and false advertising. -
Doctor testifying for Johnson & Johnson says mesh kits made all the difference in prolapse treatment
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson, through its subsidiary Ethicon, allegedly sold pelvic mesh kits it knew were causing harm to women, a doctor on Wednesday testifying for the company said the devices freed women from a crippled life. -
Johnson & Johnson expert witness researcher says plaintiff’s mesothelioma is naturally occurring
TORRANCE – An asbestos researcher who appeared as a witness for Johnson & Johnson on Thursday indicated that plaintiff Carolyn Weirick developed mesothelioma not from baby powder, but because she was unlucky. -
Plaintiff expert witness says Johnson & Johnson expert’s testing for asbestos in baby powder flawed
TORRANCE – In a trial to decide if asbestos allegedly in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder caused a woman’s mesothelioma, a plaintiff expert witness on Wednesday said the a top expert witness for the company had called asbestos fibers something else. -
Johnson & Johnson attorneys say expert witness opinions on talc came after becoming paid witness
TORRANCE – In a trial to decide if a Johnson & Johnson product caused a woman’s mesothelioma, the company's attorneys on Tuesday attempted to undercut the testimony of a plaintiff expert witness saying she had shaped her opinions on cosmetic talc powder only after becoming a paid witness. -
FDA consultant says in Johnson & Johnson trial that IFUs on pelvic mesh not misleading
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson allegedly harmed women by selling incontinence devices it knew were dangerous, a former medical device consultant for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said instructions for use (IFUs) on pelvic mesh devices were not misleading. -
Gynecologist says IFU instructions not depended upon in J&J pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – A Massachusetts gynecologist called as an expert witness by attorneys for Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday he didn’t depend on instructions for use (IFU’s) that came with the mesh kits, in a trial alleging that the company ignored the injuries their devices were causing. -
Gynecologist says sling products revolutionized women’s incontinence
SAN DIEGO – A Massachusetts gynecologist called as an expert witness by attorneys defending Johnson & Johnson in a trial accusing the company of knowingly selling injury-causing pelvic mesh devices on Tuesday told a courtroom the mesh implants had revolutionized treatments for incontinence. -
Defense expert disputes mesh degradation in Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh lawsuit
SAN DIEGO – An expert witness called by attorneys defending Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit alleging the company sold pelvic mesh kits to treat incontinence in women knowing the devices caused injuries told a court on Monday the Prolene materials in the devices do not degrade. -
J&J top corporate spokesman says Baby Powder pure product despite trace amount of tremolite
TORRANCE – After John Hopkins, Johnson & Johnson’s corporate spokesman, watched a television commercial from the company exhibited in a courtroom showing a child sprinkling herself with baby powder, he disagreed with a plaintiff attorney that the powder was toxic. -
Trial begins after hung jury in woman’s mesothelioma lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson
TORRANCE – After a jury in a Los Angeles Superior Court hopelessly deadlocked on a woman’s lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson in September of 2018 for allegedly causing her mesothelioma, a new trial began Monday in an L.A. Superior Court in Torrance to decide the issue. -
Johnson & Johnson attorneys ask court to toss state’s suit during pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson on Thursday asked a judge for a motion for judgment in an attempt to shut down a case in which the state of California sued the company over allegations it fraudulently sold harm-causing pelvic mesh devices. -
Designer of J&J pelvic mesh product says sling was 'wonderful performer'; State's objection to description sustained by judge
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson allegedly sold pelvic mesh implant kits that harmed women to make money while ignoring the dangers, a company director on Wednesday held aloft a patch of the white mesh and stretched it in two directors to show its flexibility. -
Attorney petitions to have $417 million verdict reinstated in Johnson & Johnson talc case
SAN FRANCISCO – A petition was filed with the California Supreme Court earlier this month to reinstate a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a high-profile talc case in which the plaintiff alleged its product was a substantial factor in causing cancer and displayed no warning label.