In Re Fosamax

Summary

In this Pharmaceutical product liability litigation proceeding, Plaintiff Jo Ann Sessner and other plaintiffs alleged Merck and Company of being liable for badly designing the osteoporosis drug Fosamax and failing to warn her and her doctor about possible side effects of the drug which included bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). The plaintiffs counsels claimed that the plaintiff took Fosamax from 2002 to 2008 to treat osteoporosis, which caused plaintiff Jo Ann Sessner to develop stage 3 bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ).

Plaintiff Jo Ann Sessner was represented by attorneys Timothy OBrien, Gary Douglas, Steve Marshall and Ned McWilliams. The defendant in this case, Merck and Company Inc was represented by attorneys Christy Jones and Paul Strain.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Sessner, Jo Ann
Defense: Merck & Co

Judge: Carol Higbee
Jurisdiction: New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County
Court: Atlantic County Civil Courthouse

Case Number: ATL-L-3394-11, ATL-L-744-09
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Sessner, Jo Ann

Defense

Merck & Co

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	General Case Activities
00:06:48	Opening Statement	O'Brien, Timothy
01:41:46	General Case Activities
01:42:07	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
00:10:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
00:48:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:07:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:09:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:09:57	General Case Activities
01:10:07	Break
01:22:25	General Case Activities
01:23:40	General Case Activities		Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:27:16	General Case Activities	O'Brien, Timothy	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:30:42	General Case Activities	Strain, Paul	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:33:22	General Case Activities	O'Brien, Timothy	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:36:26	General Case Activities	Strain, Paul	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:38:07	General Case Activities
01:38:26	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
00:57:05	Break
01:11:41	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
01:26:05	General Case Activities
01:26:44	Break
01:38:29	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:29:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:32:32	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
01:05:03	Break
01:19:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
01:48:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
01:51:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
01:55:28	Break
02:05:24	General Case Activities		Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:10:42	General Case Activities	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:15:19	General Case Activities	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:18:27	General Case Activities
02:18:52	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Hostelley, Linda	In Person
00:19:41	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Hostelley, Linda	In Person
01:23:46	Break
01:45:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Hostelley, Linda	In Person
02:08:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Hostelley, Linda	In Person
02:13:37	End of Session
01:45:11	General Case Activities

MAR

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Furberg, Dr. Curt	In Person
00:55:55	Break
01:32:43	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Furberg, Dr. Curt	In Person
02:26:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Furberg, Dr. Curt	In Person
02:41:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Furberg, Dr. Curt	In Person
02:52:10	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:20:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:39:11	Break
00:43:53	General Case Activities		Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:51:06	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Flicker, Dr. Michelle	Video Recording
01:26:37	Break
01:59:14	Witness Direct Examination	Marshall, Steve	Schwartz, Dr. Ross MD	Transcript Reading
02:51:10	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Schwartz, Dr. Ross MD	Transcript Reading
03:01:33	End of Session
00:38:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:45:35	General Case Activities	Douglas, Gary	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:48:07	General Case Activities	Jones, Christy	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:49:51	General Case Activities		Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:50:36	General Case Activities
01:55:51	General Case Activities
01:58:39	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:46	General Case Activities		Schwartz, Dr. Ross MD	Transcript Reading
00:03:36	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Harris, Dr. Georgeanna MD	Video Recording
00:41:02	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Sessner, Mrs. Jo Ann	In Person
01:20:27	Break
01:45:49	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Sessner, Mrs. Jo Ann	In Person
02:10:13	Break
02:21:11	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Sessner, Mrs. Jo Ann	In Person
02:49:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Sessner, Mrs. Jo Ann	In Person
03:05:27	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
02:19:16	General Case Activities
03:04:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Sessner, Mrs. Jo Ann	In Person

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Strain, Paul	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
		00:14:36	End of Session

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
01:21:57	Break
01:56:58	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
02:58:00	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
01:46:06	Break
02:20:14	Witness Cross Examination	Douglas, Gary	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
02:49:30	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Strain, Paul	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
00:51:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
01:50:02	Break
02:11:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
02:19:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Strain, Paul	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
02:25:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
02:36:38	Break
02:45:52	Witness Cross Examination	Douglas, Gary	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
03:15:48	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Douglas, Gary	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
01:08:36	Break
01:27:26	Witness Cross Examination	Douglas, Gary	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
03:05:57	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:46	Witness Cross Examination	Douglas, Gary	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
00:52:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
02:01:46	Break
02:38:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Douglas, Gary	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
03:08:44	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:03:16	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Ward, Dr. Brent MD, DDS	In Person
01:02:27	Break
01:22:24	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Ward, Dr. Brent MD, DDS	In Person
02:48:44	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Ward, Dr. Brent MD, DDS	In Person
02:59:52	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

In Re Fosamax

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:09	Opening Statement	Jones, Christy
01:28:41	General Case Activities
01:28:52	Break
02:10:03	General Case Activities
02:10:42	General Case Activities
02:11:06	General Case Activities
02:12:59	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Kimmel, Dr. Donald DDS, PhD	Video Recording
02:41:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Kimmel, Dr. Donald DDS, PhD	Video Recording
00:56:53	General Case Activities
00:57:04	Break
01:24:32	General Case Activities
01:26:00	General Case Activities
01:26:16	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Arsever, Ms. Christiane	Video Recording
02:08:58	General Case Activities
02:09:48	Witness Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Sessner, Ms. Charlie Jo	In Person
02:52:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Bold, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:18:51	General Case Activities
01:19:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:38	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:07:53	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:50:03	General Case Activities
01:50:29	Break
02:18:23	General Case Activities
02:18:45	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Russo, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
03:09:43	General Case Activities
03:10:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:44	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:08:39	Break
01:34:02	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:37:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:21	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
00:28:18	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
00:33:52	Break
00:47:15	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
01:28:21	General Case Activities
01:28:34	Break
01:42:02	General Case Activities
01:43:48	Witness Cross Examination	Strain, Paul	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:39:11	General Case Activities
02:39:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
00:57:31	Break
01:16:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Marx, Dr. Robert MD	In Person
02:00:29	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:55:44	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	Video Recording
01:10:17	General Case Activities
01:10:33	Break
01:54:32	Witness Direct Examination	McWilliams, Ned	Counihan, Patrick	In Person
00:00:00	General Case Activities
03:23:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Goldberg, Dr. Michael MD	Video Recording
02:07:53	General Case Activities
00:00:00	General Case Activities
02:08:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:52	General Case Activities
00:04:04	Witness Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Hostelley, Linda	In Person
01:20:44	Break
01:41:09	Witness Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Hostelley, Linda	In Person
02:43:14	General Case Activities
02:43:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:26	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Furberg, Dr. Curt	In Person
02:02:02	Break
02:30:47	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Furberg, Dr. Curt	In Person
02:37:11	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Furberg, Dr. Curt	In Person
03:20:54	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:27	Witness Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
01:13:35	Break
01:55:39	Witness Direct Examination	Douglas, Gary	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
02:44:52	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:54:51	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:58	Witness Direct Examination	Strain, Paul	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
01:33:16	Break
02:05:33	Witness Direct Examination	Strain, Paul	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
03:01:40	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Timothy	Bilezikian, Dr. John MD	In Person
03:13:43	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:53	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
01:49:54	Break
02:17:54	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Santora, Dr. Arthur MD	In Person
03:08:49	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Ward, Dr. Brent MD, DDS	In Person
01:03:24	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney
00:01:31	Closing Statement	Jones, Christy
00:52:58	Closing Statement	Strain, Paul
01:31:07	Closing Statement	Jones, Christy
02:09:43	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:30:32	Break

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:11	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:25	End of Session
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:34	General Case Activities

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:28	General Case Activities
		00:39:20	End of Session
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:36:34	General Case Activities