Tina Herford v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

A California state court jury handed a major win to Johnson & Johnson Thursday, determining that the company is not responsible for a womans cancer that she claims she developed from inhaling asbestos fibers in popular talc-based hygiene products.

The lawsuit filed by plaintiff Tina Herford and her husband Doug Herford was the first in the nation to go to trial over allegations that J&Js talc products caused mesothelioma, a generally fatal cancer affecting the lining of the lungs that is frequently associated with asbestos exposure.

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Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Playlists

Addressing Opposing Counsel Arguments in Closings

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Herford, Tina
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Judge: C. Simpson
Jurisdiction: Los Angeles County
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court

Case Number: JCCP4674
Industry: Health care, Chemical
Practice Area: Products Liability, Asbestos, Mass Torts

Plaintiff

Herford, Tina

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Frost, Sharla (Tucker Ellis LLP)
Calfo, Alexander (King & Spalding, LLP)
Dubin, Morton (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)

Defense

Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:18	Opening Statement	Panatier, Chris
01:21:37	Break
01:42:07	Opening Statement	Panatier, Chris
02:24:00	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:06:55	Break
01:28:54	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:27:15	Witness Cross Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:50:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
00:11:01	Witness Cross Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
00:14:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
00:20:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
00:21:58	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie		Video Recording
01:18:43	Break
01:35:57	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie		Video Recording
02:48:17	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:00:54	Break
01:26:17	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:03:05	Witness Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:30:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
00:19:46	Witness Cross Examination	Dubin, Morton	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
00:45:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:00:31	Break
01:27:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:33:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:38:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:41:09	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie		Video Recording
02:51:49	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Gordon, Dr. Ronald Ph.D.	Pathology	In Person
01:17:14	Break
01:34:00	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Gordon, Dr. Ronald Ph.D.	Pathology	In Person
01:40:57	Witness Cross Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Gordon, Dr. Ronald Ph.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:19:43	Witness Cross Examination	Dubin, Morton	Gordon, Dr. Ronald Ph.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:44:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Gordon, Dr. Ronald Ph.D.	Pathology	In Person
00:02:52	Witness Cross Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Gordon, Dr. Ronald Ph.D.	Pathology	In Person
00:04:58	Witness Cross Examination		Gordon, Dr. Ronald Ph.D.	Pathology	In Person
00:07:50	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie		Video Recording
00:21:55	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Mulryan, Henry "Joe"		Video Recording
01:13:23	Break
01:35:22	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Mulryan, Henry "Joe"		Video Recording
01:54:31	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Downey, Patrick		Video Recording
02:38:01	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:16:33	Break
01:34:39	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:41:39	Witness Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:52:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Cameron , Dr. Robert M.D.	Specialty Surgery	In Person
00:38:57	Witness Cross Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Cameron , Dr. Robert M.D.	Specialty Surgery	In Person
00:40:37	Witness Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:49:28	Witness Cross Examination	Dubin, Morton	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:24:47	Break
01:43:23	Witness Cross Examination		Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:18:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:39:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:47:22	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:15:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dubin, Morton	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:22:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:24:53	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
01:31:16	Break
02:08:43	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
02:25:22	Witness Cross Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
02:58:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
00:23:10	Witness Cross Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
00:26:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
00:37:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
00:39:02	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Downey, Patrick		Video Recording
01:13:55	Break
01:33:42	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Downey, Patrick		Video Recording
02:18:08	General Case Activities
02:22:02	General Case Activities	Kagan, Leah
02:31:22	General Case Activities	Kagan, Leah
02:36:34	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kagan, Leah	Herford, Tina		In Person
00:47:37	Witness Cross Examination	Frost, Sharla	Herford, Tina		In Person
01:05:29	Break
01:25:56	Witness Cross Examination	Frost, Sharla	Herford, Tina		In Person
01:38:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kagan, Leah	Herford, Tina		In Person
01:41:49	Witness Direct Examination	Kagan, Leah	Fractor, David	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:14:21	Witness Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Fractor, David	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:18:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kagan, Leah	Fractor, David	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:20:13	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Pier, Julie	In Person
00:03:34	Break
00:08:29	Witness Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Pier, Julie	In Person
00:48:15	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie	In Person
01:32:39	Break
01:49:04	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie	In Person
01:50:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Pier, Julie	In Person
01:58:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Pier, Julie	In Person
01:59:41	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:45:27	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frost, Sharla	Hopkins, John	In Person
00:05:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Hopkins, John	In Person
00:10:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
00:18:38	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Miller, Roger	Transcript Reading
00:51:28	Break
01:08:53	General Case Activities
01:10:41	Witness Direct Examination	Kagan, Leah	Marangi, Joanne	In Person
01:18:48	Witness Direct Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Downey, Patrick	Video Recording
02:10:18	Break
02:11:00	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Downey, Patrick	Video Recording
02:16:30	Witness Direct Examination	Kagan, Leah	Herford, Douglas	In Person
02:32:58	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Benoff, Todd	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:47:34	Break
01:13:31	Witness Direct Examination	Benoff, Todd	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:22:46	Witness Cross Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:23:42	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:44:13	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:14:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Benoff, Todd	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:29:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:35:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:39:10	Witness Direct Examination	Dubin, Morton	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:07:12	Break
01:28:28	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:04:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dubin, Morton	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:11:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:14:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:15:14	Witness Direct Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Spivack, Dr. Samuel	Oncology	In Person
02:51:13	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Spivack, Dr. Samuel	Oncology	In Person
00:21:26	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Spivack, Dr. Samuel	Oncology	In Person
00:39:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Spivack, Dr. Samuel	Oncology	In Person
00:39:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Spivack, Dr. Samuel	Oncology	In Person
00:41:41	Witness Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:01:35	Break
01:33:09	Witness Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:22:39	Witness Cross Examination	Dubin, Morton	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:24:52	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
02:37:21	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:08:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:23:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Sahmel, Jennifer	Occupational Safety	In Person
01:27:56	Break
01:47:43	Witness Direct Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
02:29:32	Witness Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
02:33:49	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
02:57:23	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
00:58:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Calfo, Alexander	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:11:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:12:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Benoff, Todd	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:14:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stuemke, Jay	Moolgavkar, Dr. Suresh M.D., Ph.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:17:00	Break
01:33:34	General Case Activities
01:35:39	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Tina Herford v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Playlists

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:49	Opening Statement	Panatier, Chris
00:58:35	Break
01:16:55	Opening Statement	Frost, Sharla
02:16:02	Opening Statement	Benoff, Todd
03:00:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:27	Witness Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Dolan, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:14:37	Witness Cross Examination	Kagan, Leah	Dolan, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:27:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masaitis, Peter	Dolan, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:28:15	Witness Direct Examination	Benoff, Todd	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:19:40	Break
01:39:07	Witness Direct Examination	Benoff, Todd	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:33:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Panatier, Chris
01:23:09	Break
01:43:37	Closing Statement	Panatier, Chris
02:09:17	Closing Statement	Dubin, Morton
02:50:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:52	General Case Activities
		00:09:53	End of Session