Valerie Swann v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

Jury trial in lawsuit alleging that exposure to talc powder caused a woman to develop ovarian cancer.

Outcome

Verdict For Defense.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Daniels, Nora
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Judge: Rex Burlison
Jurisdiction: 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Court: Carnahan Courthouse

Case Number: 1422-CC09326-01
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Products Liability

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:17	Opening Statement	Meadows, Ted
00:50:29	Break
01:16:25	Opening Statement	Williams, Bart
02:45:25	Opening Statement	Erfle, Nancy
03:23:24	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Sharma, Shripal	Video Recording
01:16:01	Break
01:41:01	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Sharma, Shripal	Video Recording
02:22:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Poston, John	Video Recording
02:40:21	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:31:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:32:05	Break
03:10:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
01:09:05	Break
01:31:08	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
02:50:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
01:35:47	Break
02:04:50	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:01:26	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
01:26:24	Break
01:57:30	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:06:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
01:28:14	Break
01:52:47	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
02:45:07	Witness Cross Examination	Klatt, Michael	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:21:44	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
01:15:52	Break
01:39:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
02:55:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:16:27	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
00:10:29	General Case Activities
00:17:01	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:13:33	Break
01:36:17	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
02:09:16	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
02:25:07	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:24:54	Break
01:48:16	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
03:10:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:33:52	Break
01:59:43	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
02:23:01	Witness Cross Examination	Klatt, Michael	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
02:33:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
03:03:01	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:07:34	Break
01:40:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:49:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
02:46:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Klatt, Michael	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
03:11:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
03:14:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Welch, Dr. William M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:05:36	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Welch, Dr. William M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:17:02	Witness Cross Examination	Klatt, Michael	Welch, Dr. William M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:18:09	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Williams, Dr. Laura M.D.	Video Recording
01:19:43	Break
01:37:58	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:56:02	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Daniels, Nora	In Person
01:01:10	Witness Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Daniels, Nora	In Person
01:21:36	Break
01:45:38	Witness Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Daniels, Nora	In Person
02:06:08	Witness Cross Examination	Field, Ann	Daniels, Nora	In Person
02:07:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Daniels, Nora	In Person
02:12:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Daniels, Nora	In Person
02:13:09	General Case Activities	Mason, Danielle
02:32:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
01:05:53	Break
01:31:59	Witness Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:59:04	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
01:06:23	Break
01:41:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:47:19	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Field, Ann	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
00:10:57	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
01:23:24	Break
01:48:23	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
03:17:36	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
01:10:03	Break
01:31:30	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:32:13	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
01:17:02	Break
01:43:28	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
02:42:43	Witness Direct Examination	Klatt, Michael	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
02:51:54	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
03:05:24	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
01:03:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
01:25:25	Break
01:48:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
01:50:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Huh, Dr. Warner M.D.	In Person
01:51:35	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
03:00:06	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
00:07:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
00:11:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
00:12:12	Break
00:16:05	General Case Activities
00:17:24	Witness Direct Examination	Field, Ann	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
00:20:52	General Case Activities
00:23:06	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Valerie Swann v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
01:17:38	General Case Activities
01:18:58	Break
01:59:04	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
02:35:37	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Sharma, Shripal	Video Recording
02:55:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:22:38	Break
01:48:00	Witness Cross Examination	Klatt, Michael	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
02:06:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
02:17:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
02:29:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Klatt, Michael	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
02:34:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:17	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
00:51:26	Break
01:20:46	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:02:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
03:03:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:28	Closing Statement	Smith, Allen
01:44:24	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:24	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:27	General Case Activities
		00:12:44	End of Session