Barden v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Punitive damages phase in cosmetic talc lawsuit.

View phase 1 of the trial here:

https://cvn.com/proceedings/barden-et-al-v-brenntag-north-america-et-al-trial-2019-06-03

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiffs.
$750 million, later reduced to $186.5 million.

- $36 million to Douglas Barden

- $47 million to David Etheridge

- $73 million to DAngela McNeill-George

- $29 million to Will Ronning

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Verdict: $750,000,000

Judge: Ana Viscomi
Jurisdiction: New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County
Court: Middlesex County Courthouse

Case Number: MID-L-1809-17
Industry: Chemical
Practice Area: Asbestos, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Brown, Allison (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP)
Dubin, Morton (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:45	Opening Statement	Panatier, Chris
01:45:12	Opening Statement	Placitella, Christopher
02:13:12	Opening Statement	Panatier, Chris
02:27:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Gorsky, Alex	In Person
00:23:37	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Gorsky, Alex	In Person
01:20:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Gorsky, Alex	In Person
01:35:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Gorsky, Alex	In Person
01:37:17	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:09:38	Break
01:31:23	Witness Direct Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:49:03	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:47:05	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:23:55	Break
01:41:32	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:38:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
03:17:40	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:28:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:39:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:48:05	Break
01:50:46	General Case Activities
01:52:06	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
00:21:38	General Case Activities	Maimon, Moshe
00:51:27	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
01:24:37	Break
01:45:18	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
02:09:28	Witness Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
03:26:38	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
		00:14:52	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
01:14:20	Break
01:36:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
02:13:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
02:20:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
02:20:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
02:22:26	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
01:34:35	Break
01:56:00	Witness Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:51:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
03:16:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
03:24:22	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Barden v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:19	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
00:20:08	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Musco, Nancy	Video Recording
01:03:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Roth, Harry	Barden, Douglas	In Person
00:24:08	Witness Direct Examination	Placitella, Christopher	McNeill, Deangela	In Person
00:48:03	Break
01:07:45	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:25:15	General Case Activities	Panatier, Chris
02:30:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Placitella, Christopher
00:20:59	Closing Statement	Panatier, Chris
01:35:28	Break
01:50:10	Closing Statement	Panatier, Chris
02:55:31	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:00	General Case Activities
		00:07:17	End of Session