Civil Litigation
Feb. 7, 2019
In first talc trial of the year, Johnson & Johnson attorney grills plaintiffs’ expert
Defense attorney Michael A. Brown of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP challenged the witness by referring to studies that asbestos is in ambient air and arguing there was no evidence how the plaintiff contracted mesothelioma.
OAKLAND -- A Johnson & Johnson attorney grilled an epidemiologist Wednesday over his testimony that the company engaged in a campaign of misinformation and deception to prevent its talc-based products from being listed as substances known to contain hazardous levels of asbestos.
Defense attorney Michael A. Brown of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP challenged the witness by referring to studies that asbestos is in ambi...
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