Bertila Boyd-Bostic v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

This will be a retrial of a case involving Johnson & Johnson's cosmetic talc products, after an earlier trial ended in a hung jury in May, 2018.

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Outcome

Mistrial - Jury Deadlock.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Boyd-Bostic, Bertila
Defense: Johnson & Johnson

Judge: Jean Toal
Jurisdiction: Darlington County, SC
Court: Darlington County Circuit Court

Case Number: 17-CP-16-0400
Industry: Chemical, Manufacturing, Health care
Practice Area: Products Liability, Asbestos, Toxic Torts

Plaintiff

Boyd-Bostic, Bertila

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Martin, William (Billy) (Barnes & Thornburg LLP (DC))
Ewald, John (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:29	Opening Statement	Swett, W. Christopher
00:41:41	Opening Statement	Herrick, John
00:50:22	Break
01:02:15	Opening Statement	Martin, William (Billy)
01:47:52	Opening Statement	Herrick, John
01:53:01	General Case Activities
02:03:40	Witness Direct Examination		Boyd-Bostic, Bertila	Video Recording
02:37:15	General Case Activities
02:39:20	General Case Activities	Clark, Meredith
02:42:51	General Case Activities
02:46:00	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:47:58	General Case Activities	Swett, W. Christopher
02:54:32	General Case Activities	Clark, Meredith
03:05:48	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:31	Witness Direct Examination	Herrick, John	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:26:38	Break
01:39:19	Witness Direct Examination	Herrick, John	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:08:37	Witness Cross Examination	Martin, William (Billy)	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
03:04:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Herrick, John	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
03:14:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Swett, W. Christopher	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:44:04	Break
02:06:17	General Case Activities	Swett, W. Christopher
02:18:58	Witness Direct Examination	Herrick, John	Carraway, Beverly	In Person
02:57:51	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, Meredith	Bostic, Antoine	In Person
03:47:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:24	Witness Cross Examination	Herrick, John	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:10:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:14:22	Break
01:36:14	Witness Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:45:54	Break
03:33:13	General Case Activities
03:37:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:52	Witness Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:23	Break
01:12:48	Witness Cross Examination	Swett, W. Christopher	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:17:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:30:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:57	Witness Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:03	Break
02:02:50	Witness Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:32:03	Witness Cross Examination	Herrick, John	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:16:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:31	General Case Activities		Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:26:05	General Case Activities	Ewald, John	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:14	Break
03:43:04	General Case Activities
03:44:48	End of Session

Bertila Boyd-Bostic v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	General Case Activities	Clark, Meredith
00:09:22	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
00:14:21	Witness Direct Examination	Herrick, John	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:39:20	Break
01:55:29	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
02:58:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Herrick, John	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
03:11:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	General Case Activities	Swett, W. Christopher
00:20:57	Witness Direct Examination	Swett, W. Christopher	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:41:48	Break
01:56:04	Witness Direct Examination	Swett, W. Christopher	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:06	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
00:02:27	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
00:14:26	General Case Activities
00:16:44	Break
01:32:47	Witness Direct Examination	Martin, William (Billy)	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:27:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	Martin, William (Billy)	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:08:38	Break
01:31:46	Witness Cross Examination	Swett, W. Christopher	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:59:06	General Case Activities
03:01:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Martin, William (Billy)	Hopkins, John	In Person
00:40:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Swett, W. Christopher	Hopkins, John	In Person
00:51:21	Break
01:08:15	Witness Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
03:17:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:13	General Case Activities		Downey, Patrick	Video Recording
00:05:48	Break
00:34:09	Closing Statement	Swett, W. Christopher
01:32:20	Closing Statement	Herrick, John
01:46:44	Break
02:00:43	Closing Statement	Martin, William (Billy)
03:17:47	Break
03:21:53	Closing Statement	Herrick, John
03:35:07	General Case Activities
03:36:05	End of Session