Lee v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Jury trial in cosmetic talc lawsuit

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $260 million
Including $60 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages.

Apportionment of fault
Johnson & Johnson: 99.9%
LLT Management LLC: .01%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Lee, Kyung
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Verdict: $260,000,000

Judge: Katharine von Ter Stegge
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial District of Oregon
Court: Multnomah County Courthouse

Case Number: 23CV400369
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Practice Area: Asbestos, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Lee, Kyung

Represented By:
Adams, Benjamin (Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP)
Sandoval, Leonard (Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP)

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Stute, Will (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:03	Opening Statement	Adams, Benjamin
01:46:33	Opening Statement	Stute, Will
02:58:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:03:18	Break
01:21:40	Witness Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:28:12	Break
02:41:22	Witness Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:55:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
03:18:36	General Case Activities
03:22:42	General Case Activities		Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
03:31:20	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:25	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:14:59	Break
01:32:44	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:57	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:26	Break
01:39:13	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:41:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:15:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:19	Break
01:33:16	General Case Activities		Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:53:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:10	Witness Direct Examination	Sandoval, Leonard	Lee, Irene	In Person
02:19:41	General Case Activities	Stute, Will
02:19:41	Break
02:38:10	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
03:22:54	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ingraham, Aukjen	Jo, Cha Soon	In Person
00:11:23	General Case Activities		Jo, Cha Soon	In Person
00:17:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Jo, Cha Soon	In Person
00:21:18	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:26:31	Break
00:46:41	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:47:51	Break
02:03:12	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:48:06	Break
02:59:02	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:14:49	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:40:45	Break
01:06:29	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:05:57	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:10:44	Break
02:23:55	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
03:33:59	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:40:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:28:47	General Case Activities		Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:44:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:50:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:52:10	Break
02:17:47	General Case Activities
02:18:36	Witness Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:46:37	Break
03:01:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:13:00	General Case Activities		Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:27:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:36:25	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Lee, Kyung	In Person
00:18:54	Witness Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Lee, Kyung	In Person
00:26:43	Witness Direct Examination	Stute, Will	Damico, Dr. Rachel	In Person
01:28:51	Break
01:51:04	Witness Direct Examination	Stute, Will	Damico, Dr. Rachel	In Person
02:27:13	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Damico, Dr. Rachel	In Person
03:23:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stute, Will	Damico, Dr. Rachel	In Person
03:28:53	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:54	Break
01:41:44	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:37	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Lee v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:27	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:21:55	Break
01:51:02	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:11:01	Break
02:29:29	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
03:01:14	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
00:43:00	Break
01:07:25	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
01:59:30	Break
02:12:21	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
02:42:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination		Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
01:13:39	Break
01:33:44	Witness Direct Examination	Sandoval, Leonard	Lee, Joe	In Person
02:00:34	General Case Activities
02:02:51	Break
02:16:07	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:49:29	Break
02:51:39	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
03:35:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
00:58:46	Break
01:17:20	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:31:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
00:33:06	Break
00:54:34	Witness Direct Examination	Sandoval, Leonard	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Video Conference
01:05:21	Break
01:22:22	Witness Direct Examination	Sandoval, Leonard	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Video Conference
02:19:51	Witness Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Video Conference
02:47:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:53	Break
01:16:41	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:16:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:54	Witness Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:13:01	Break
01:29:50	Witness Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:36:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:56:18	General Case Activities		Bailey, Richard	In Person
02:13:19	Break
02:46:36	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
03:12:48	Witness Cross Examination	Ingraham, Aukjen	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
03:26:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
03:29:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:29	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Duffy, Dr. Regan	Video Conference
00:49:28	Witness Cross Examination	Ingraham, Aukjen	Duffy, Dr. Regan	Video Conference
00:53:19	General Case Activities		Duffy, Dr. Regan	Video Conference
00:56:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Duffy, Dr. Regan	Video Conference
01:00:43	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Jo, Cha Soon	In Person
01:44:32	Break
02:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Jo, Cha Soon	In Person
02:51:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:34	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:06:12	Break
01:21:33	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:12:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:27	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Haber, Dr. Steven	Other
01:15:22	Break
01:33:06	Witness Cross Examination	Bailey, Mel	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:46:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:06:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stute, Will	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:13:03	Witness Direct Examination	Sandoval, Leonard	Lee, Joe Sr.	In Person
01:00:12	General Case Activities	Ingraham, Aukjen
01:00:48	Break
01:32:49	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Lee, Kyung	In Person
02:38:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Watson, Tony	In Person
01:11:35	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Watson, Tony	In Person
01:37:37	Break
01:51:57	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Watson, Tony	In Person
02:02:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Watson, Tony	In Person
02:11:39	General Case Activities		Watson, Tony	In Person
02:31:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Watson, Tony	In Person
02:36:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Watson, Tony	In Person
02:41:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	General Case Activities	Adams, Benjamin
00:04:57	Witness Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:48	Break
01:18:32	Witness Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:16:14	Break
01:50:19	General Case Activities		Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:26:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bailey, Mel	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:31:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Direct Examination	Stute, Will	Barlow, Christy	In Person
01:15:08	Break
01:38:29	General Case Activities
01:38:47	Witness Direct Examination	Stute, Will	Barlow, Christy	In Person
02:10:51	Break
02:18:24	General Case Activities		Damico, Dr. Rachel	Video Conference
02:49:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stute, Will	Damico, Dr. Rachel	Video Conference
02:54:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Damico, Dr. Rachel	Video Conference
03:03:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	Witness Direct Examination	Stute, Will	Barlow, Christy	In Person
00:36:45	Break
01:22:42	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Benjamin	Barlow, Christy	In Person
02:10:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:57	Break
01:03:03	General Case Activities
01:03:54	Closing Statement	Adams, Benjamin
02:28:46	Break
02:40:01	Closing Statement	Bailey, Mel
04:13:44	Closing Statement	Adams, Benjamin
04:32:14	General Case Activities
04:33:49	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:02	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:09	General Case Activities
		00:05:53	End of Session