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Civil Litigation

Oct. 9, 2017

Johnson & Johnson attorneys seek to knock down talc verdict

Junk science and juror misconduct led to an overblown $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson, according to defense post-trial motions to be heard this week in the talcum powder case.

Johnson & Johnson attorneys seek to knock down talc verdict

Junk science and juror misconduct led to an overblown $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson, according to defense post-trial motions to be heard this week in the talcum powder case.

Motions for new trial and judgment notwithstanding the verdict are the first glimpses into defense attorneys’ post mortem on the bellwether trial, which delivered a verdict this summer that was more than the combined four jury verdicts suffe...

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