Civil Litigation
Aug. 17, 2017
Johnson & Johnson talc trial goes to jury
The pharmaceutical company is seeking a second defense win after losing four out of five jury trials in Missouri state court.
Bart Williams, an attorney with Proskauer Rose LLP who represents Johnson & Johnson, argued that a plaintiff had failed to prove a connection between her cancer and the company’s baby powder.
LOS ANGELES — The first case in California to go to trial against Johnson & Johnson claiming the company knowingly failed to warn of a cancer link in its baby powder is now in the hands of a superior court jury.
Following closing arguments on Wednesday, the pharmaceutical company is seeking a second defense win after losing four out of five jury trials in Missouri state court, while plaintiffs’ attorneys hope to add to a collect...
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