Carolyn Weirick v. Brenntag North America, et al.

Summary

Jury trial in lawsuit alleging that exposure to asbestos supposedly present in Johnson & Johnson's talc powder products caused plaintiff Carolyn Weirick to develop mesothelioma.

Outcome

Jury deadlocked - Mistrial declared

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Weirick, Carolyn
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Judge: Margaret Oldendorf
Jurisdiction: Los Angeles County
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court

Case Number: BC656425
Industry: Chemical
Practice Area: Products Liability, Toxic Torts, Asbestos

Plaintiff

Weirick, Carolyn

Represented By:
Stuemke, Jay (Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC )

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Defense

Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Opening Statement	Stuemke, Jay
01:25:33	Break
01:42:41	Opening Statement	Stuemke, Jay
02:06:13	Opening Statement	Vejnoska, Chris
02:45:51	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
00:07:07	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:08:08	Break
01:24:28	Witness Cross Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:51:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:09:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:20:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:22:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:23:18	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Warrington	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
00:40:40	Witness Cross Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:21:07	Break
01:42:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:01:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Parker, Warrington	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:02:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:07:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:12:35	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Hopkins, John		Video Recording
02:42:52	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:47:38	Break
01:07:42	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:24:03	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	Pathology	In Person
00:43:55	Break
01:04:28	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:25:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	Pathology	In Person
00:25:47	Witness Cross Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	Pathology	In Person
01:20:18	Break
01:45:05	Witness Cross Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	Pathology	In Person
01:59:19	Witness Cross Examination	Katerndahl, John	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:37:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Maddox, Dr. John M.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:51:52	End of Session

AUG

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:03:10	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Weirick, Carolyn	In Person
01:05:21	Break
01:24:40	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Weirick, Carolyn	In Person
01:41:16	Witness Cross Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Weirick, Carolyn	In Person
02:02:33	Witness Cross Examination	Katerndahl, John	Weirick, Carolyn	In Person
02:05:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Weirick, Carolyn	In Person
02:05:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Katerndahl, John	Weirick, Carolyn	In Person
02:06:23	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Escudero, Elvira	In Person
00:32:28	Witness Cross Examination	Stewart, Jennifer	Escudero, Elvira	In Person
00:39:09	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:58:33	Break
01:17:41	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:15:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Parker, Warrington	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:20:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:26:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:28:48	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Warrington	Mossman, Brooke	Pathology	In Person
00:51:30	Break
01:11:48	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Warrington	Mossman, Brooke	Pathology	In Person
01:26:43	Witness Direct Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Mossman, Brooke	Pathology	In Person
01:31:49	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Mossman, Brooke	Pathology	In Person
02:42:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Mossman, Brooke	Pathology	In Person
02:45:23	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Parker, Warrington	Mossman, Brooke	Pathology	In Person
00:05:46	Witness Direct Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:18:43	Break
01:37:22	Witness Direct Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:46:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:48:38	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:51:40	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
00:59:40	Break
01:19:28	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:12:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:18:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:24:23	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:41:35	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
00:21:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
00:29:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
00:33:23	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Carolyn Weirick v. Brenntag North America, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:51	Opening Statement	Vejnoska, Chris
01:03:13	Break
01:22:00	Opening Statement	DeJardin, Brad
02:25:16	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:38:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:36	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:18:39	Break
01:33:36	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:39:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:05:48	Break
01:24:41	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:47:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
00:52:15	Break
01:07:32	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:16:40	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Warrington	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:40:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:09:21	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Warrington	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:32:53	Break
01:49:08	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Warrington	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:49:43	Witness Cross Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:12:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:28:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Parker, Warrington	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:29:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DeJardin, Brad	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:31:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:25	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:05:36	Break
01:26:31	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:17:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:40	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Downey, Patrick	Video Recording
00:59:59	Break
01:27:26	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Downey, Patrick	Video Recording
02:32:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:35	Witness Direct Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Attanoos, Richard MD	Pathology	In Person
00:56:12	Break
01:16:02	Witness Direct Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Attanoos, Richard MD	Pathology	In Person
02:39:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Attanoos, Richard MD	Pathology	In Person
00:05:28	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Attanoos, Richard MD	Pathology	In Person
01:16:17	Break
01:33:31	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Attanoos, Richard MD	Pathology	In Person
02:25:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vejnoska, Chris	Attanoos, Richard MD	Pathology	In Person
02:36:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Attanoos, Richard MD	Pathology	In Person
02:40:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Pier, Julie	In Person
00:53:07	Break
01:10:37	Witness Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Pier, Julie	In Person
02:11:56	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie	In Person
02:14:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:47	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Warrington	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:58:50	Break
01:17:30	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Warrington	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:12:20	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:28:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:50	Break
00:08:50	Closing Statement	Stuemke, Jay
00:54:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:06	Closing Statement	Stuemke, Jay
00:37:54	End of Session